Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

TPP 097b: A Masterclass in Executive Functioning with Seth Perler (Part 2 of 2)

Nov 14, 2025

In this enlightening discussion, executive functioning coach Seth Perler shares his insights into supporting neurodivergent students. He introduces the concept of 'Frankenstudy' for personalized learning strategies that lead to academic success. Seth emphasizes the significance of using monthly planners, establishing a sacred study space, and regularly checking grades. He also discusses creating clear routines, optimizing study environments with technology, and balancing academic demands with leisure, offering invaluable tools for parents navigating these challenges.

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Check Grades Weekly

Teach kids to check grades at least weekly (Seth recommends Sunday nights).
Focus on the detailed view to spot missing assignments and patterns, not just percentages.

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Use Visible Routines

Post clearly identified routines (home, leaving, homework) so kids don’t rely on feeling like doing tasks.
Use visuals like sticky notes and giant notes because out of sight becomes out of mind.

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Use Timers For Start And Calibration

Use separate digital timers (not phone) to calibrate time and support task initiation via short bursts.
Start with tiny intervals to overcome overwhelm and build momentum.

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This week is a continuation of last week’s episode with executive functioning coach Seth Perler, which was so packed full of information (and also so long) that I had to break it up into two separate episodes, which I’m now referring to as a “masterclass” in executive functioning.

In last week’s episode, Seth shared his protocol for setting up a child for success in their developing executive functioning skills. In today’s episode, Seth is going to get into the nitty gritty about specific strategies he uses to address different executive functioning challenges that show up in school and in life.

THINGS YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:

* What “Frankenstudy” is, and how to know where to focus your energies so you can create a “domino effect” with your child’s fledgling executive functioning skills

* How to best use “learning planners” to learn how to think / talk through their plan (and what we’re doing wrong)

* The benefits of monthly planners versus daily or weekly planners

* Helping kids identify the “MIT” – most important thing – each day

* The importance of creating a sacred study space for a child

* How to optimize an internet browser to make it easy with bookmark bars (and have tabs automatically open, including calendar, grade tab, email)

* Why it’s important to get kids to start checking grades weekly (Seth recommends Sunday nights)

* The importance of helping a child create clearly identified routines (for leaving house, doing daily plan, doing homework, etc.)

* How getting visual with kids benefits them in developing their executive functioning skills

* Why separate digital timers need to be a part of a child’s life so they can learn to calibrate time, as well as get started and do short bursts of work

* Creating a weekly overhaul of systems

* The important of kids “getting into the mode” for studying, etc: organize their space, make their plan, and executive

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