The day-to-day doing of life with ADHD
At ACES Clinic, occupational therapy targets the daily execution that ADHD makes hard, turning intentions into follow-through.
Your clinician
Janell Yonkman, MS, OTR
Occupational therapy at ACES is led by Janell Yonkman, MS, OTR, founder of ACES and the clinician behind the ADHD Meets OT model. She has worked with neurodivergent adults since 2009 and focuses on best-practice care for adults and college students with ADHD.
More about Janell →You know what to do, doing it is different
Most adults and students with ADHD understand the material and the expectations. The challenge is in the doing: carrying out tasks consistently, in real-world contexts. Occupational therapy is the profession built around exactly that.
Functional cognition, not isolated skills
We work from functional cognition, how thinking and doing come together in real-world performance, rather than drilling isolated executive-function skills out of context.
What it is
- Clinical, evidence-informed intervention
- Thinking and doing, integrated in real contexts
- Support across all of life, not just academics
- Tailored accountability and follow-through
What it isn't
- Generic executive-function coaching
- One-size-fits-all planners and calendars
- Isolated skill lessons with no real-world use
- A focus on grades alone
The day-to-day doing
These are the things that actually shape college and adult life, and where we focus:
- Managing assignments and reading rubrics carefully
- Staying on top of emails and registration deadlines
- Meeting with advisors and understanding degree requirements
- Managing medications consistently
- Nutrition and meal planning
- Sleep schedules that actually work
- Balancing social life and responsibilities
- Building habits and routines that stick
What occupational therapy at ACES includes
Every plan is individualized. Depending on your goals, OT can include:
- Standardized executive-function assessment
- Executive function coaching
- Daily-living and routine strategies
- Sleep and time management
- Leisure, wellness, and balance
- An individualized treatment plan
Different from generic study skills
This isn't being told to "use a planner" for the hundredth time, and it isn't an unregulated certificate. OT is clinical, licensed, and evidence-informed, built around your functional cognition, not a one-size-fits-all template.
Ready to work on the doing?
In person in Bloomington or remotely across Indiana.
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