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https://www.stevegundycoaching.com/about/ Steve Gundy Coaching is a Medicaid Waiver provider in Indiana.

We teach adaptive behaviors through applied behavior analysis and life coaching to individuals living with developmental disabilities and ADHD in St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko & Marshall Counties in Northern Indiana.

10/30/2026

Sometimes the hardest part of a task isn't doing it. It's getting started.

For young adults with ADHD, autism, and executive-functioning challenges, there's something I call the startup cost.

Think about a task your young adult needs to complete.

They may understand what needs to be done. They may even have the skills to do it.

But getting started requires organizing their thoughts, deciding where to begin, gathering what they need, and shifting their attention toward the task.

All of that happens before the actual work begins!

For some young adults, that startup cost becomes the bottleneck.

Instead of asking, *“Why haven't you started yet?”* try asking:

“What's the smallest first step we could make easier?”

Sometimes reducing the demands of getting started is what makes follow-through possible.

Don't just make the task smaller. Make the starting line easier to cross.

Learn more about the Steve Gundy Coaching Method Parent Resource at SteveGundyCoaching.com.

10/23/2026

Does the system actually fit your young adult?

You've introduced a calendar, checklist, reminder app, or daily routine to help your young adult with ADHD or autism stay organized and follow through.

It seems like a good system. But they're not using it consistently.

It's easy to wonder, “Why won't they just use it?”

But here's a different question:

Does this system actually fit the person using it?

Maybe it requires too many steps. Maybe it's difficult to remember to check. Maybe your young adult didn't have much input in creating it.

Instead of assuming the problem is your young adult's willingness, get curious about how the system is working for them.

A system isn't successful simply because it makes sense to us. It needs to be workable for the person using it.

Learn more about the Steve Gundy Coaching Method Parent Resource at SteveGundyCoaching.com.

10/20/2026

Parents, you don't need the perfect system. You need one your young adult will actually use.

When your young adult with ADHD or autism struggles with organization, remembering responsibilities, or following through, it's natural to look for a system that will solve the problem.

Maybe it's a planner, a calendar, a checklist, or a phone app.

But here's what matters:

A system can look great on paper and still not fit the person using it.

Instead of trying to find the perfect solution, invite your young adult into the process.

What might work for them? What would they be willing to try?

Start small. Run an experiment. See what happens.

If it doesn't work, that doesn't mean your young adult failed. It means you've learned something about what needs to change.

**The goal isn't a perfect system. It's a workable system your young adult can gradually take ownership of.**

Learn more about the Steve Gundy Coaching Method Parent Resource at SteveGundyCoaching.com.

10/16/2026

**Parents, sometimes you've become the reminder system. And there's no shame in that.**

You remind your young adult about appointments, responsibilities, deadlines, and things they need to get done.

You follow up because you care. You want them to succeed, and you've learned that without your reminders, important things may not happen.

But here's an important question:

**What happens when you're no longer the one remembering everything?**

For young adults with ADHD, autism, and executive-functioning challenges, the next step isn't necessarily to stop reminding them.

It's to begin helping them develop a system they can gradually manage themselves.

A calendar. A checklist. A reminder on their phone. Something that fits how they function.

**The goal isn't to remove your support overnight. It's to gradually transfer responsibility from you to a system your young adult can own.**

That's part of moving from director and trainer toward coach and guide.

Learn more about the Steve Gundy Coaching Method Parent Resource at SteveGundyCoaching.com.

10/13/2026

“Oh yeah, I remembered I needed to email my professor!”
Sound familiar?
Your young adult with ADHD or autism remembers something important they need to do. But then something else grabs their attention, the thought disappears, and the email never gets sent.
The problem isn't necessarily that they don't care or don't understand the responsibility.
Remembering something isn't the same as having a system for following through.
That's where Capture, Don't Carry comes in.
Instead of relying on the thought to come back later, help your young adult identify a place where that responsibility can wait until they're ready to act.
A reminder. A task list. A calendar. Something they'll actually return to.
The goal isn't just to capture the thought. It's to create a reliable way to return to it and take action.
Learn more about the Steve Gundy Coaching Method Parent Resource at SteveGundyCoaching.com.

10/11/2026

Capture it. Don't carry it.
For young adults with ADHD, autism, and executive-functioning challenges, remembering everything they need to do can become overwhelming.
Appointments. Responsibilities. Ideas. Things someone asked them to do. Things they intended to finish.
And often, parents become the ones carrying all those reminders.
But what if we helped our young adults build a place where those thoughts could wait for them?
That's the idea behind Capture, Don't Carry.
Instead of relying on memory alone, we help young adults capture important information in an external system they can return to and eventually manage themselves.
The goal isn't simply remembering more.
It's helping your young adult become less dependent on you to remember for them.
Learn more about the Steve Gundy Coaching Method Parent Resource at SteveGundyCoaching.com.

10/09/2026

One question can change the conversation with your young adult.
When your young adult with ADHD or autism struggles to follow through, it's easy to ask:
“Why didn't you do it?”
But that question doesn't always help us understand what's happening.
Instead, try asking:
“What's one thing that happens right before you get stuck?”
Maybe they don't know where to begin. Maybe the task feels overwhelming. Maybe they're having trouble transitioning from something else.
The goal isn't to excuse the difficulty. It's to understand where the process is breaking down so we can identify what might actually help.
Get curious before getting corrective.
Learn more about the Steve Gundy Coaching Method Parent Resource at SteveGundyCoaching.com.

10/06/2026

Sometimes parents are working incredibly hard—on the wrong problem.
Your young adult keeps missing appointments, forgetting responsibilities, or struggling to follow through.
So you remind more. Explain more. Check more.
But what if remembering isn't actually the problem?
Maybe the breakdown happens when they have to estimate time, transition away from what they're doing, organize the steps, or get themselves started.
That's what I mean by finding the bottleneck.
Before adding another strategy, ask:
Where is the process actually breaking down?
Because when we identify the wrong problem, even a good strategy may not help.
Learn more about the Steve Gundy Coaching Method Parent Resource at SteveGundyCoaching.com.

10/04/2026

Sometimes what looks like a motivation problem isn’t really a motivation problem.

When a young adult with ADHD, autism, or executive-function challenges feels stuck, I want to know where the process is actually breaking down.

Is it getting started?
Feeling overwhelmed?
Not knowing the next step?
Difficulty organizing or prioritizing?
Losing track of what they intended to do?
Avoiding something that feels too difficult or uncertain?
Depending on someone else to provide the structure?

I call that point the bottleneck.

Instead of repeatedly addressing the behavior we can see, effective coaching looks underneath it:

What is preventing this young adult from moving forward as they intend?

Once we identify the bottleneck, we can build an action step that actually targets it.

That’s where meaningful movement can begin.

10/02/2026

Presume competence without assuming skill.
Those two ideas belong together.
Your young adult with ADHD or autism may be intelligent, capable, and able to understand far more than their performance sometimes suggests.
Presuming competence means we don't reduce our expectations of who they are because something is difficult.
But we also don't assume that because they understand something, they already possess every skill necessary to independently carry it out.
Instead, ask:
What does my young adult understand—and what skill might still need to be developed or supported?
That allows us to respect competence while still making room for learning.
Learn more about the Steve Gundy Coaching Method Parent Resource at SteveGundyCoaching.com.

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