Learn the characteristics of executive function in children – how they present, how to assess them, and how to treat them in children with a wide array of developmental communication disorders. Benefits * Learn the components of, problems in, anatomy, and physiology of executive functions
* Understand how brain and executive functions develop and impact the growth of cognitive skills and self-control
* Learn the components of executive function disorders associated with each of these disorders:
o Autism
o Asperger’s Syndrome
o Nonverbal Learning Disorder
o ADD/ADHD
o Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
o Tourette’s Syndrome
o Williams Syndrome
o Fragile X Syndrome
o Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury
* Learn assessment techniques for executive functions and the characteristics of:
o language skill deficits
o strengths and weaknesses in current functioning
o developmental expectations
o the impact of intelligence
* Learn the global treatment approaches that benefit the child with executive function deficits
* Discover seven variables to consider for a treatment plan Features * Includes:
o list of formal assessment instruments and checklists for informal assessments
o strategies, goals, and environmental modifications for the areas of attention, impulsivity and inhibition, self-awareness and self-monitoring, flexibility, goal selection, initiation, and perception and expression of social and environmental cues
o helpful information to share with teachers and parents on executive functioning
o case study treatment plans He can’t seem to get started. She’s always talking out of turn. He is so disorganized. If these sound familiar, The Source for the Development of Executive Functions is the resource you need. This very practical manual will take the mystery out of executive functions and help you explain your student’s behavior to parents and teachers. Your confidence with planning and executing a treatment plan will improve. Best of all, your student will make gains because the strategies really work. |
