Books, podcasts, tools, and guides we love for making everyday life feel more organized, understanding how you learn and think, and exploring what’s next.
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Recommended reading for parents, students, and adults—covering everyday skills, ADHD, habits, career exploration, and wellbeing.
Planning & Executive Function
Smart but Scattered
Peg Dawson, Richard Guare & Colin Guare · Second Edition
Best for: Parents and caregivers of school-age children.
Practical strategies to strengthen planning, organization, focus, and self-regulation. A helpful starting point for supporting children as they build everyday executive function skills.
Best for: Older teens, college students, and adults with ADHD.
First published in 2024, this book combines lived experience with practical strategies for executive functioning, time management, motivation, organization, and emotional regulation.
An Insider’s Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)
Career advice, expert conversations, and practical support for everyday life. Explore job-search strategies, career growth, and finding your direction, alongside insights on ADHD, parenting, and building independence.
From a C&C Career & Strengths Coach
Career Composer
Erin Ahart
Best for: College students, recent graduates, and early-career professionals.
Hosted by our own Career & Strengths Coach, Erin Ahart, Career Composer shares practical, relatable guidance on job searching, interviewing, networking, and growing in your career—while staying true to who you are.
Expert insights and practical strategies for navigating ADHD, executive functioning, and everyday challenges. Conversations explore organization, time management, emotional regulation, and building independence.
Best for: Parents and caregivers of children and teens.
A supportive, strengths-based podcast offering practical tools for raising children and teens with ADHD and other learning and emotional challenges. Expert conversations and real-life strategies help parents build connection, confidence, and independence.
A simple, visual way to organize tasks, identify priorities, and break responsibilities into manageable steps. Helpful for students and adults who benefit from seeing their to-do list in front of them and checking off tasks as they go.
Educational websites and practical guides for career growth, disability disclosure, workplace accommodations, and understanding ADHD, learning differences, and executive functioning.
Understanding Your BrainDifferent minds. Unique strengths.
Learning Differences & Self-Advocacy
Understanding Your Brain
Dr. Liz Angoff · Explaining Brains
Best for: Children, parents, and caregivers.
Strengths-based resources to help children understand how their brains work, recognize their unique strengths, and build confidence and self-advocacy skills. Explore educational guides, handouts, and resources for talking about ADHD, learning differences, and neurodivergence.
Career & Workplace SupportUnderstand your options. Advocate for your needs.
Disclosure & Workplace Accommodations
Disability Disclosure & Workplace Accommodations
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
Best for: Students entering the workforce, job seekers, and working adults.
Guidance for thinking through whether, when, and how to share disability-related information during a job search or at work, including considerations around requesting accommodations.
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