Executive Function Mapping
Personalized Skills, Strategies, and Solutions for ADHD Brains
A Self-Paced Reflective Online Course
With Instructor: Gillan Hestad, MSW, RCSW
About the Instructor:
Gillian Hestad is a registered clinical social worker specializing in ADHD, an ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider, and a trained Safe and Sound Protocol Provider. As an ADHDer who providers therapy for ADHDers and other neurodivergent folks, Gillian has created this course to provide ADHDers easier ways to strengthen, strategize, accommodate, and work-with their unique executive functioning profile.
Struggling with time management, task initiation, or motivation? Executive Function Mapping is a choose-your-own-adventure course designed specifically for ADHDers.
What this Course Includes:
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Personalized Executive Function Quiz:
Start your journey by discovering your unique strengths and challenges with our detailed quiz. It provides a personalized roadmap to guide your learning.
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12 Targeted Modules:
Each module focuses on a specific executive function—such as emotional control, time management, and working memory. You can pick and choose what modules you would like to work on.
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A Flexible Learning Experience:
This course adapts to you. Move through the content at your own pace and focus on the areas where you want the most support.
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ADHD-Friendly Strategies:
Learn techniques designed specifically for ADHD brains to improve focus, manage emotions, and stay organized, all while embracing your unique wiring.
Stop fighting your brain—start working with it!
In each module, you’ll find:
Clear explanations of how each executive function works
Skills to improve your strengths
Accommodations and strategies tailored to ADHD brains
Practical tools to make everyday tasks easier
What are the 12 Executive Functions:
Response Inhibition: The ability to think before acting and resist impulsive behavior.
Working Memory: Holding and using information in your mind to complete tasks.
Emotional Control: Managing and regulating emotions in response to situations.
Task Initiation: Starting tasks without unnecessary delay or procrastination.
Sustained Attention: Staying focused on a task despite distractions or boredom.
Planning/Prioritization: Creating steps and strategies to achieve goals or tasks.
Organization: Structuring and arranging information, spaces, and tasks.
Time Management: Estimating, allocating, and using time effectively to meet deadlines.
Flexibility: Adapting to changing situations and thinking creatively when plans shift.
Metacognition: Monitoring and evaluating your own thoughts, actions, and learning.
Goal-Directed Persistence: Sticking with tasks to achieve long-term goals despite obstacles.
Stress Tolerance: Handling stress effectively and remaining calm under pressure.
Why Executive Function Mapping is Different
We understand that ADHD isn’t one-size-fits-all, so this course is designed to be flexible, interactive, and engaging. Whether you’re struggling with starting tasks, managing time, or controlling emotions, this course provides practical tools and strategies that actually work.
With a choose-your-own-adventure approach, you’ll decide what modules to explore and when—offering a truly personalized experience.
Invest in your ADHD journey and gain lifetime access to course materials, including practical tips, actionable strategies, and empowering tools to build executive function skills that work for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The course is a self-paced, choose-your-own-adventure experience designed to help ADHDers understand and improve their executive functions. It offers a personalized quiz, 12 distinct modules focusing on specific executive functions, and practical tools to help you thrive.
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This course is designed for ADHDers looking to better manage their executive functions. It's also helpful for parents, educators, and professionals who support neurodivergent individuals. The course is adaptable to different needs and learning styles.
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You begin with a quiz to assess your executive function strengths and challenges. From there, you can explore 12 modules—each focusing on a different executive function—at your own pace. Every module offers knowledge, skill-building, accommodations, and practical strategies.
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Yes. When completing the quiz, you’ll have the option to receive your results via email. This allows you to reference them throughout the course and tailor your learning to your unique profile.
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No special tools are required. All you need is access to the internet to log in and take the course. If you want to print worksheets or use any of the tools provided, you may want a printer, but that’s optional.
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No, the course is flexible! You can focus on the modules that align with your needs and challenges. It's a choose-your-own-adventure approach, so you can skip around based on your interests and priorities.
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The course is self-paced, so you decide. Some participants may choose to focus on just a few modules, while others may work through all 12. Each module can take anywhere from 10 minutes to a few hours, depending on how deeply you engage with the content.
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This course is a stand alone digital product for wellbeing and not a replacement for therapeutic interventions. If you feel you need one-on-one therapeutic support please contact me to explore if therapy may be beneficial for you.
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Content from the course is meant for personal use only. Any use of course content for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited.
This course is intended to be a reference and not a substitute for consulting with an appropriate health care provider. Any changes or additions to your medical care should be discussed with your physician
