ADHD & Executive Function Specialists
Sessions Mon–Fri, 7am–9pm
Never any contracts or commitments
The Best Selling published method & model
Virtual sessions that actually work and won’t frustrate you
For parents
Your kid is capable. The starting and finishing are the fight. Coaching builds the internal skills, and we coach you alongside so it sticks.
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For schools & educators
Professional Development trainings that help teachers use practical strategies the very next day.
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For young adults
College, first job, life skills. Real-world coaching in real-world places, built to end failure to launch.
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"The best he's done in FIVE YEARS. I'm crying."
A GrowNOW parent · message to their coach
"When I say that he has done a 180....I am not exaggerating. I had his conferences this past week. For the first time EVER he passed EVERY class with a C and above. Finished with NO missing assignments!"
Parent of a 10th grader · six months in
"You know you guys are actually helping me. It may not seem like it but it's working."
High school senior · to his coach
"For the first time in a decade or more my son left all this electronics downstairs and went up to his room and read game of thrones for two hours
I could cry
I'm not kidding"
A GrowNOW parent
"“There has been a noticeable difference in your son in the last year and we're unsure what has brought on this big change.” This was the consensus at my last IEP meeting, and the mysterious cause for the big change was GrowNOW."
Melanie P · parent
"My son was very reluctant and had a full on fit right before. But after about 5 mins, he was all in."
A GrowNOW parent · Facebook group
"The parenting training piece with @grownowadhd has been a GAMECHANGER for us. Our son has tools and more importantly we have tools."
A GrowNOW parent · Instagram
"Our experience with GrowNow is the first time we have received true, action oriented solutions for specific behaviors and situations."
5-star Google review · parent
What we do
All ages, all over the world. Four ways in, one method underneath.
For kids, teens & young adults
1-on-1 Internal Skills coaching with our expert staff, virtual or in person. Engaging sessions they actually love, nothing like anything they have tried before. We combine this with Parent Training.
For parents
Parents gain a true supporter in their coach, regain their authority, and bring peace back home. The number one ADHD recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
For schools & organizations
Mike McLeod is an internationally renowned trainer for schools and organizations. Practical tools that benefit all students, not just the ones with ADHD.
For events & audiences
Book Mike for an inspiring, game-changing talk about why executive functions decide so much of daily life, and what families and schools can do about it.
The GrowNOW Internal Skills Model
Noticing what is happening in the moment, and that it is time to act.
Managing emotions and impulses instead of being run by them.
Starting the non-preferred task without a chase or a bribe.
Checking their own work against what done actually looks like.
all four powered by Working Memory
Nonverbal working memory, visual imagery, and helpful self-talk that guides action. The goal is simple: they do more, you prompt less.
Where executive function shows up: the 3 zones
Being a strong student, getting the work done, and earning the grades they are capable of.
The most common one. Self-regulation with parents and siblings, and starting, persisting with, and finishing non-preferred, non-screen tasks.
Perspective-taking, reading the room, and situational awareness. Not eye-contact drills. Not external “social skills” – Internal Social Executive Functions!
You do not need to struggle in all three to have ADHD or executive function delays. most families see themselves in one or two.
Every program
Whatever brought you here, there is a specific program for it, and every one of them runs on the same Internal Skills Model.
For parents & kids
Parent support
For young adults
For schools & educators
You are never stuck committing to one program. Not sure which one fits?
The GrowNOW book & workbook
Building independence in kids with ADHD, published by Wiley. The same Internal Skills Model our coaches use every day, written down so you can start it at home, with a companion workbook to practice from.
The podcast
Mike co-hosts it with Ryan Wexelblatt of ADHD Dude, practical conversations for parents raising kids with ADHD, in the same plain language you'll hear in a session. Press play on the latest episode right here, or follow the show wherever you listen.
Real stories, lasting change
Real parent testimonials, in their own words.
"Through their services, I have seen my children flourish in ways I never thought they could. Thank you so much for providing this much-needed and rarely addressed service to the community."
Amanda F · parent
"I cannot express enough gratitude for the incredible work GrowNOW has done with our daughter. Since starting coaching for her and parent coaching for us, we've seen remarkable improvements in executive functioning skills."
Tom S · parent
"I cannot say enough about the services we are receiving at GrowNOW! My 14-year-old son NEVER complains and looks forward to going EVERY week."
Katie G · parent
"The best coach of all time. This really helped and changed me!"
Eliott B · GrowNOW student
"Michael definitely knows his stuff! As a mom of a neurodivergent child, and as a speech pathologist and as a neurodiverse person myself, I can say with confidence that I highly recommend learning from him."
Velia G · parent
"We were incredibly impressed with the depth of his knowledge. Everyone left feeling empowered!"
School leadership · parent & teacher night
2,000+
families since 2016
Worldwide
virtual coaching, every timezone
2
published Wiley books on the method
Ready when you are
Tell us about your child/teen, get matched with your best-fit coach, and meet them on a free call before any paid session.
