Open Executive Functioning Resources Directory
A broader directory of open-access executive functioning resources drawn from the updated external source set and organized by real-world use case.
How to Use This Page
This page is the wide inventory. It is intentionally broader than the module pages and broader than the curated resources hub. Use it when you want the larger open ecosystem, not just ExEF's primary teaching set.
Neurodiversity, Cognitive Accessibility, and Open Learning
Foundational guides that frame executive functioning through access, environment design, and inclusive pedagogy rather than deficit-only language.
Harvard Guide to Executive Function
Foundational explanation of EF development, core domains, and support principles across the lifespan.
Tiimo Neurodivergent Guide
Accessible framing of executive functioning for neurodivergent audiences and support communities.
CAST UDL Guidelines
Open access-design guidance for reducing barriers and adapting materials flexibly.
SLU Cognitive Support Guide
Structured support guidance for executive functioning demands inside academic environments.
Classroom EF Support Resource
Practical classroom-facing supports for identifying and reducing executive load.
IRIS Executive Function Module
A structured educator module on executive-function supports in school settings.
Academic Coaching, Advising, and Accommodations
Examples of how colleges and universities are operationalizing EF support through coaching, tutoring centers, and formal accommodations.
Stanford Neurodiversity Coaching
One-on-one and cohort-based coaching support for neurodivergent students.
Santa Clara EFC
Appreciative-advising model for executive function coaching in higher education.
SFSU Tutoring and Academic Support
Academic success coaching with direct emphasis on operational student skills.
UWM Memory Aids
A strong reference point for cue-sheet accommodations and retrieval support design.
EF Modules for College Students
A practical downloadable sequence focused on organization, initiation, and mindfulness.
Understood EF Guide
Clear executive-function explanations and examples for families, students, and educators.
AI Tools, Browser Supports, and Open App Ecosystems
Free and open digital supports that can externalize planning, reminder, communication, and task-initiation work.
Goblin Tools
Task breakdown, estimation, formalization, and decision support tools for executive overload.
NeuroFlow
Open-source browser support for contextual tasks and focus-oriented reminders.
ATTrain Free Workplace Tools
Workplace-facing tool roundup for cognitive and executive support.
Free Focus and EF Apps
A lighter-weight app roundup for attention, reminders, and structure.
F-Droid Open App Lists
Open-source mobile app discovery for low-friction support stacks.
Tova
An open-source project included in the updated directory's broader digital-tool survey.
Family, Educator, and Workplace Guides
Open implementation guides that make executive functioning support usable in homes, classrooms, and employment settings.
Understood Learning Guide
Parent-facing explanation of EF challenges and support strategies.
Understood Classroom Accommodations
A practical list of school accommodations tied to executive load points.
Understood Life Skills Toolkit
Family support for routines, independence, and day-to-day executive skill growth.
Everway Workplace Guide
Executive functioning support through workplace neuroinclusion practice.
JAN ADHD Accommodations
Workplace accommodation examples for ADHD and related executive-function barriers.
EEOC Disability Rights Guide
Plain-language workplace rights guidance relevant to accommodation conversations.
Research and Open-Source Projects from the Wider Directory
Specialized tools and projects included in the updated source inventory that may be useful for deeper exploration, research, or adaptation.
Citations and Source Trails
This directory now also acts as the deep source-reference destination. Use these links when you want the broader cited ecosystem behind ExEF's theory, practice, and implementation pages.
- Barkley Segment 1B: inhibition, impulsivity, and emotion
- Barkley Segment 5A: time blindness
- Barkley (1997) unifying inhibition theory
- Barkley EF and self-regulation fact sheet
- Brown EF model overview
- Dawson and Guare ESQ-R source page
- Get Ready Do Done method resource
- NBEFC executive functioning coach credential reference