Executive Dysfunction Workbook

I created the Executive Dysfunction worksheets because it is something I've struggled with since I became an adult and probably even before that. When I wrote about it in 2019, I called it the Impossible Task. An Impossible Task is a task that feels hard to do even though logically you know it isn't. The time and energy you take obsessing about it, planning it, thinking about it, worrying over it, beating yourself up for not doing it - takes longer than it does to do it.

Now we have a word for that - Executive Dysfunction. When we talk about executive function we mean a series of steps your brain takes to get something done.

Executive dysfunction shows up for a lot of us, including folks with ADHD, autism, depression, anxiety, chronic illness, and trauma histories. There are so many different 'flavors'. ADHD executive dysfunction, anxiety executive dysfunction, and chronic illness executive dysfunction are some of them. 

Things like task initiation - being able to start a task without being asked. Organization - having everything you need to do a task. Time management - knowing how much time a task will take. Working memory - remembering all of the elements of what you're supposed to do.

If our brain struggles with one of these things it throws the whole system off and then we struggle to do things that look simple on paper.

I created the executive dysfunction worksheets to break it down in an easy-to-understand way and also give you tools and ideas that might help you find a way around the things that you struggle with!

The executive dysfunction worksheets are a bit planner focused which I can understand might not be your thing BUT I tried to showcase several different planner types, so hopefully, you'll find one that works for you!

What's in the Executive Dysfunction Workbook?

A 48-Page PDF (with a black and white version for easy printing and a WINZIP file of single PDF pages)

Education & Reflection:

• What executive function and executive dysfunction look like
• Why executive dysfunction is not procrastination
• You Are Not Lazy
• All 8 aspects of executive dysfunction broken down with tips
• Journaling prompts for each area
• Other factors like time blindness, anxiety, depression, and chronic illness

Planning Tools:

• 36 tips that might help
• Templates for monthly, weekly, daily, hourly, time-blocking, time-boxing, and deadline-focused planning
• A "next step / first step only" template
• A reward system template

Practical Lists:

• Appointments, phone calls, projects, and tasks you've been putting off
• Your "Avoidables" (the boxes, bins, bags, baskets you avoid)

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🌈 I am not a mental health professional. These tools are crafted from personal experience and are meant to be used as a peer-to-peer resource. They are not a replacement for professional advice and I always recommend working with a therapist if possible!

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