I'm a Big Tech executive with ADHD and anxiety. Neurodivergence has its downsides, but I've turned my habits into strengths.

Wainwright Yu, a Big Tech executive, shares his journey with anxiety and ADHD, turning challenges into strengths throughout ...
EurekAlert!

Study shows COVID-19 pandemic’s disrupted young children’s executive function development

How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact young children’s executive function skills? Executive function skills are a set of inter-related processes that support attention, self-control, and goal-directed ...
Law

Executive Disorder?: With Appeal in Law Firm EO Litigation (Maybe) Back On, a Look Back at Why Firms Took Those Cases

Executive Disorder?: With Appeal in Law Firm EO Litigation (Maybe) Back On, a Look Back at Why Firms Took Those Cases In the wake of the government’s topsy-turvy positions on appeals in law firm ...
Psychology Today

Executive Function Myths That Need to Go

Somewhere, deep down, I know my level-eight reaction is a mismatch to the level-three problem: I’ve fallen behind on emails, and now I seem like a total flake. My inner voice chides me, “You’re an ...
Education Week

Teaching Executive Functions Should Start in Kindergarten

Principal Ian Knox’s thoughtful opinion essay, “Kindergartners Are Struggling With Self-Regulation. How Principals Can Respond ” (July 8, 2025), centers on steps school leaders can take to respond ...
Inside Higher Ed

First-Year Program Teaches Students Executive Functioning Skills

Since the COVID-19 pandemic forced many schools to move instruction online, some students have struggled to regain or even learn the interpersonal and organizational skills they need to succeed in ...
Reuters

Praxis surges as drug improves daily function for movement disorder patients in trials

Oct 16 (Reuters) - Praxis Precision Medicines (PRAX.O), opens new tab said on Thursday its experimental drug for a type of movement disorder improved patients' ability to perform daily tasks in two ...
unr.edu

Will my high screen time harm my executive function?

Recent findings from research in the Department of Psychology in the College of Science at the University of Nevada, Reno found that in younger people, increased screen time on devices like ...
The Harvard Crimson

Harvard Researchers Find Executive Function Tests May Be Culturally Biased

Researchers from Harvard’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology found that educated children perform better on psychological tests measuring executive function abilities, challenging the accuracy ...
Healthline

Ventricles of the Brain: Their Function and Potential Disorders

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

Trump’s executive orders: How do they work—and what’s their legal basis?

Since returning to office, President Donald Trump has leaned heavily on the use of executive orders, issuing more than 200 directives on topics ranging from immigration to tariffs and climate change.
Reuters

Regeneron's immune disorder therapy improves daily functions in trial

Aug 26 (Reuters) - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN.O), opens new tab said on Tuesday its experimental therapy met the late-stage main goal of helping patients with a rare immune disorder significantly ...