HabitCoach Topics List

Executive Function Lessons

• Introduction to ADHD and Executive Functioning

At Home

Morning Routine

• Waking Up and Getting Up on Time
• Eating/Making Breakfast
• Brushing Teeth
• Making Your Bed
• Packing Up Your Backpack
• Keeping Track of Time
• Not Getting Stressed Out or Stressing Out Others

Keeping Track of Your Stuff

• Losing and Finding Things
• Permission Slips and Library Books
• Keeping Your Room and Workspace Tidy
• Putting Stuff Away When You Get Home From School
• Keeping Electronics Charged
• Organizing Folders, Notebooks, and Binders

Being a Good Family Team Member

• How to Complete Household Chores
• How to Do Laundry
• Being Ready to Go
• Shifting Attention When Adults Are Speaking
• Being an Active Listener
• Having a Healthy Relationship With Technology

Underlying Brain Skills

• Learning to Switch Your Brain Quickly When Needed
• Dealing With Hyperfocus
• Remembering What You Just Heard or Read

Getting Started on Other Stuff (Not Homework)

• Getting Chores Done
• Creating a Digital Calendar
• Getting a High School Job
• Starting and Finishing Applications
• Obtaining Your Driver’s License

Academics

Thriving at School

• Being on Time for Class/Transitioning Between Classes
• Paying Attention in Classes
• Keeping Track of Assignments
• Remembering What You Just Heard or Read
• Learning to Self-Advocate

Organizing Your Homework

• Getting Started on Homework
• Planning Out Your Study Time
• Making To-Do Lists
• Improving Your Digital Organization
• Planning Out Longer-Term Projects

Study Skills

• Building Endurance
• Timed Assignments
• Organizing Ideas in an Essay
• How to Take Notes
• Dealing With the Distractions That Prevent You From Studying
• Breaking Down Big Assignments & Creating Interim Deadlines

Succeeding on Tests

• Studying for a Test
• How to Take Timed Tests (Even If You Have Slow Processing Speed)

Social Skills

Communication Skills

• How to Have Better Two-Way Conversations
• How to Interrupt Less Frequently
• Active Listening
• How to Tell a Story
• Thinking Before Speaking

Friends and Siblings

• How to Handle If a Friend Breaks Up With You
• Breaking Up With a Friend
• How to Fight Less With Your Siblings

When Your Brain Moves Too Fast

• Mini-Meditation
• Proofreading
• Refraining From Sending an Impulsive Text
• How to Interrupt Less Frequently
• Thinking Before Speaking

Video Game/YouTube/Social Media Addiction

• Do You Have a Screen Addiction?
• How Much Time Do You Game?
• How to Set Your Own Time Limits on Screen Use

Emotional Control

Self-Awareness

• Growth Mindset
• Recognizing Frustrations and Triggers
• Recognizing Which Emotion You Are Experiencing
• Understanding Different Points of View
• Verbalizing Your Emotions

Managing Your Own Frustration and Anger

• Taking Ownership of Your Mistakes
• Learning the Power of an Apology
• Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
• Dealing with Disappointment (Sports, Board Games, Academics)
• Adaptive Thinking – Replacing Irrational Negative Thoughts with Rational Thoughts
• Mindfulness

Coping With Change

• Adapting to Changes
• When Your Best Friend Moves Away
• Transitioning to Middle School
• Transitioning to High School