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Katie Vandervalk
Mar 20, 20235 min read
What Are Executive Functions & Why Are They Important?
In the simplest of terms, Executive Functions (EFs) are what make it possible for us to start and finish a task successfully and...
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Katie Vandervalk
Oct 7, 20222 min read
Talking to Your ADHD Kid(s): 8 Strategies For Successful Communication
1) GIVE THEM A HEADS-UP that you have some questions or want to have a conversation. Say something like, “Hey, I need to have a...
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Katie Vandervalk
Sep 27, 20224 min read
College and the Accommodation Process: "5 Simple Steps"
I’ve provided a few fun (albeit somewhat terrifying) facts that many parents are not aware of when their kid(s) head off to the land of...
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Katie Vandervalk, MS., CCC-SLP, ADHD-CCSP
May 18, 20224 min read
The Classic After School Conversation
Let’s imagine that your high school sophomore comes home from school and asks if he can go over to his friend’s house. A typical response...
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Katie Vandervalk, MS., CCC-SLP, ADHD-CCSP
May 9, 20226 min read
Procrastination and the Land of Later
Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow? When I was little, I loved to read the Serendipity books written by Stephen Cosgrove....
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Katie Vandervalk, MS., CCC-SLP, ADHD-CCSP
Mar 22, 20224 min read
The Stamp Story
What do you mean I'm disorganized?! I know where everything is. Oh man, if I had a dollar for every time a client said those words to me,...
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