THE ANCHORED COMPASS | FREE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SNAPSHOT
Which direction is your executive function drifting?
"I have executive function problems" isn't specific enough to act on. "My North drifts" is.
Which of the four directions is actually costing you
Your score across twelve sub-skills, not one vague label
One place to start, chosen for you
Free · About 5 minutes · No right answers
Answering for your child? Same questions, worded for a parent.
ABOUT US
We met on the sidelines of a baseball game, back when our boys were in elementary school. Those boys are in college now, and we are still talking about the same thing we were talking about then: why some kids, and some adults, work so much harder than anyone realizes.
We each ended up building our own practice, for the same reason.
Dr. Grizelda Anguiano started Anchored after years as a pediatrician watching families get a diagnosis and a prescription and then get sent home. Medication helps. It was never the whole picture. What was missing was real support: skills that hold up in daily life, an honest understanding of what neurodiversity actually means, and tools that last a lifetime rather than a refill.
Dr. Julie Gilbreath founded Avo Direct Care to practice internal medicine the way she thought adults deserved: unhurried, direct, and built around the patient rather than the billing cycle. She works with adults across the whole range, the ones who were never identified as children and are only now asking the question, and the ones who already have a diagnosis and want care that actually fits their life.
Between us, we cover ADHD across the lifespan. Pediatrics through adulthood, medical understanding alongside practical coaching, without shame in either direction.
We should also say this plainly: we were both diagnosed in our forties. Looking back, it was there the whole time. Knowing that has not changed what we are capable of, but it has changed how much grace we give ourselves, and it is a large part of why we made this series.
If you have been waiting for someone to tell you that you are not lazy, not broken, and not the only one, that is what all of these videos are for.
Dr. Grizelda Anguiano, MD, CPC is a board-certified pediatrician and certified professional coach, and the founder of Anchored Coaching, which supports families, teens and adults with ADHD, executive function, and life transitions.
Coaching is educational and non-medical.
Currently accepting new patients at anchoredtx.com and coaching clients at anchoredtxcoaching.com
Dr. Julie Gilbreath, MD is an internal medicine physician and the founder of Avo Direct Care in San Antonio, seeing adults who are newly wondering about ADHD and adults already diagnosed who want better ongoing care.
Currently accepting new patients at avodirectcare.com
This is not a diagnosis, a screening, or a full assessment. It cannot tell you whether you have ADHD, and it is not designed to. It is a structured way to notice which parts of executive function are costing you the most right now.
Executive function skills are dynamic. They shift with sleep, stress, interest and environment, and they strengthen with the right strategies and support.
The Anchored Compass Executive Function Snapshot was created by Dr. Grizelda Anguiano and is provided by Anchored Coaching, a non-medical coaching practice. It is for education and general support only, is not medical advice, and is not a substitute for care from your own clinician.
