Crista A. Hopp, Connected Pathways Coaching for Executive Function and ADHD

Crista A. Hopp, Connected Pathways Coaching for Executive Function and ADHD Crista A. Hopp, MA
Executive Function and ADHD Coach for children, teens, and young adults

Our next Mastering EF Cohort will be starting in February 2025, you can register here: https://connected-pathways-academy-community.circle.so/checkout/mastering-ef-feb-25

Some of us use the keyboard to get work done.Some of us use the keyboard to make sure no work gets done without proper s...
09/11/2026

Some of us use the keyboard to get work done.

Some of us use the keyboard to make sure no work gets done without proper supervision. šŸ¾šŸ˜‚

Fiona takes her role as CHAOS Coordinator very seriously.

Fifi, meanwhile, is just trying to keep us focused.

Same office. Very different approaches to executive function.

Fiona Friday šŸ¾We buy the fidgets to help with focus and regulation.Fiona has other plans.Apparently their true purpose i...
09/04/2026

Fiona Friday šŸ¾

We buy the fidgets to help with focus and regulation.

Fiona has other plans.

Apparently their true purpose is to be pushed off the desk one. by. one.

And then she looks at me like Iā€™m the problem.

CHAOS Coordinator. Employee of the month. Again. šŸ˜‚

09/02/2026

Today a student let me know his Step 2 results came in, and three minutes after he heard, he told me he passed. His message back to me was full of gratitude, and honestly, moments like that are the whole reason I love this work. šŸ©·

09/01/2026

Maybe weā€™re having the wrong conversation.

The question isnā€™t whether handwriting is ā€œbetterā€ than typing.

The question is: What does this student need in order to learn?

Handwriting can absolutely support learning. Cursive may even offer benefits for some students with dyslexia or dysgraphia. But handwriting also places demands on working memory, processing speed, attention, and motor output.

For some students, that extra effort helps the information stick.

For others, it competes with the thinking itself.

And in a classroom of 25ā€“30 students, there are likely multiple students navigating ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, learning disabilities, or other challenges ā€” including students who have never been formally identified.

This doesnā€™t need to be an all-or-nothing debate.

āœļø Handwriting isnā€™t always the answer.
āŒØļø Typing isnā€™t always the answer.

The goal is matching the tool to the student in front of you.

08/20/2026

There is a classroom trick going viral where a student gets assigned the role of Alexa. When a classmate asks the teacher a question that was already answered, they get redirected to the Alexa student instead of getting a direct answer.
Here is the part we cannot stop thinking about. Teachers say all the time that they wish students would just ask for help. This trains the exact opposite. A student who needs something repeated, whether it is ADHD, working memory, or processing speed, is not being inattentive. They are telling you what their brain needs.
So the next time you hear "why won't they just ask for help," maybe the answer is already in the room.
We would love to hear your take in the comments.

08/18/2026

Five teachers. Five organizational systems. One student expected to keep them all straight.
Tabbed binder for one class. Just a folder for another. A different binder entirely for a third. Two-pocket folder (to-do / done) for a fourth. One folder holding smaller folders for a fifth.
When papers go missing, ā€œbe more organizedā€ isnā€™t the fix; itā€™s the wrong diagnosis.
Try this: sit down with your students and have them walk you through how each teacher expects them to track their work.

08/12/2026

Not feeling great this week- maybe it's a summer cold šŸ¤§

Here is my initial watch list for TEFOS but I will definitely be getting the VIP package so I can watch all of them when I feel better.

You can register for free and get the VIP at the discounted price which ends tomorrow. Find it in the comments.

After more than 35 years of working with individuals, I find myself becoming even more passionate about this work.Becaus...
08/09/2026

After more than 35 years of working with individuals, I find myself becoming even more passionate about this work.

Because helping struggling students shine isnā€™t just about reaching the student. Itā€™s about reaching the people around them too: parents, teachers, tutors, coaches, and therapists, and helping them understand how executive functions impact what theyā€™re seeing every day.

Thatā€™s why I love TEFOS and why Iā€™m so excited to be coming back again this year!

Iā€™ll be presenting two sessions:

šŸ§  Pause Before You React: The Truth Behind a Lie

Register for free or get the VIP package that is discounted right now
šŸ”Ž Lying as a Clue: An Executive Function Detectiveā€™s Guide for Parents

Sometimes the behavior we react to is actually a clue.

I canā€™t wait to dig into what those clues can tell us. ā¤ļø

08/08/2026

You went to the training. You learned the strategies. But there are five things almost every executive function workshop leaves out, and they are usually the reason a student is still stuck.
Long term projects that never get started. Homework that quietly stalls out. Deadlines that pass without warning.
None of that is about motivation. It is about what is happening underneath.
Mastering EF goes past the missing assignments and into the full framework your students actually need. The cohort starts August 10, and everything you need to know is in the comments.

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