Originally Posted by DeeDee
I don't know much about this. I can tell you that we have worked on it in many small ways. We send our kids on small "trips" in the house ("please go to the basement and bring back one can of chicken broth") that reinforce the skill of keeping something in your head. One can also design the trip to be unsuccessful, which requires a little metacognition ("the item isn't here; now I have to go back to Mom and ask for help"). This sort of exercise does seem to improve that capacity.

You might look at Nancy Ratey's books on coaching for ADHD-- I think one is called The Disorganized Mind. She's very practical.

DeeDee

These are good ideas.. I will try this ... I bet we could turn this into a game and both of my kids would get a kick out of it. I wonder if this sort of "practice" really would help...