Can't Afford an Executive Functioning Coach

[Anonymous]

DD is in middle school and not doing well. She has ADHD and Autism level 1. Between her psychiatrist and therapist, both out of network, I can't afford to add someone else into the mix.

Can I do the coach job myself? Where do I start?

[Anonymous]

Yeah. We are in the same spot. What pricing are you seeing? We hired someone for 125 per 45 minute session a week last semester. It worked but moving forward may be too expensive.

[Anonymous]

Watch Seth Perler and ADHD Dude videos. I learned so much from those. Also How to ADHD.

[Anonymous]

There are more reasonably priced coaches you can arrange online from less expensive areas of the country

[Anonymous]

Whether you can do it yourself depends on your relationship with your child. My child's EF coach hasn't said anything I don't know or haven't said a million times before -- my child just isn't able to hear it from me.

[Anonymous]

I look at our EF coach as saving money on therapy for my husband and myself that would be absolutely necessary if we had to manage DS’s homework (7th grader this year). Like PP, EF coach says exactly what I have said many times before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whether you can do it yourself depends on your relationship with your child. My child's EF coach hasn't said anything I don't know or haven't said a million times before -- my child just isn't able to hear it from me.

+1

I like the idea to hire someone from another, cheaper part of the country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whether you can do it yourself depends on your relationship with your child. My child's EF coach hasn't said anything I don't know or haven't said a million times before -- my child just isn't able to hear it from me.

+1

I like the idea to hire someone from another, cheaper part of the country.

+2

[Anonymous]

How do I find such a person? Is there a National certification org?

Fwiw, I was quoted 150/45 min

[Anonymous]

Get a book or watch a video.

[Anonymous]

My daughter started last year with Neural Movement better rates then what overall response were on here. Changed overall fitness for her and honestly day to day stuff too. Diagnosed with ADHD and lack of impulse control.

[Anonymous]

My ADHD/ASD son had issues such that an executive functioning coach was never going to be possible or affordable. He needed in-person help every morning and evening, outside of business hours! So my husband and I - and really, mostly me - were his coaches for the K-12 years. This year he's a freshman in college, and we'll see how much he's learned

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter started last year with Neural Movement better rates then what overall response were on here. Changed overall fitness for her and honestly day to day stuff too. Diagnosed with ADHD and lack of impulse control.

What were u quoted of u don’t mind me asking?

[Anonymous]

What exactly does an EF coach do? This is what I don’t understand

What does an EF coach do to assist in learning global EF skills not related to school work?

If an EF coach is focused on school work and they see the child 1x per week, how do they know what assignments are due or should be studied for? Does this presume that the student wrote down their assignments/test dates while in school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter started last year with Neural Movement better rates then what overall response were on here. Changed overall fitness for her and honestly day to day stuff too. Diagnosed with ADHD and lack of impulse control.

What were u quoted of u don’t mind me asking?

120/1 hr