Solving executive function challenges : simple ways to get kids with autism unstuck and on target / by Lauren Kenworthy [and five others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kenworthy, Lauren, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autism in children--Treatment.

Autism in children.

Autism in children--Rehabilitation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

SAVE 20% when you order this guide during the month of July. Use Savings Code 3NEW0714.Quick-reference magnet included! As a bonus, you''ll also get a 4 x 6 magnet printed with key words and sample scripts from Unstuck and On Target! Itâ€TMs a handy quick reference for the ""Goal-Plan-Do-Check"" process that helps students set and meet goals.How can you help kids with autism be flexible, get organized, and work toward goals-not just in school but in everyday life? Itâ€TMs all about executive function, and this quick problem-solving guide helps you explicitly teach these critical skills to high-

Contents:

Cover; Book Title; Contents; About the Reproducible Materials; About the Authors; Foreword; References; Acknowledgments; Introduction and How to Use This Manual; For Whom Is This Book Written?; How to Use This Manual; Making Unstuck and on Target! a Way of Life; What Is Executive Function, How Is It Impaired in Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Two Ways to Help; What Is Executive Function?; How Is Executive Function Impaired in Autism Spectrum Disorder?; Two Ways to Help: Change the Environment and Teach New Skills; Chapter 2: Overview of the Unstuck and on Target! Intervention

Three Executive Function SkillsHow Do You Make It Happen? Four Teaching Methods; Chapter 3: Unstuck: Teaching a Child to Be Flexible; What Is Cognitive Flexibility, and Why Is Being Flexible Important?; What Are the Key Words and Scripts or Phrases?; Teach by Doing: How to Model Being Flexible/Unstuck; How to Make It Fun; Key Visual and Technological Supports; Chapter 4: On Target: Planning to Achieve Your Goals; What Are Goal Setting and Planning, and Why Are They Important?; What Are the Key Words and Scripts or Phrases?; Teach by Doing: How to Model Goal, Plan, Do, Check

How to Make It FunKey Visual and Technological Supports; Chapter 5: Target Goal; What Is a Target Goal, and Why Is It Important?; What Are the Key Words and Scripts or Phrases?; Teach by Doing: How to Model Staying on Target; How to Make It Fun; Key Visual and Technological Supports; Chapter 6: Troubleshooting: Changing the Environment to Solve Everyday Problems; Why Keep It Positive?; How to Keep It Positive; Why Avoid Overload?; How to Avoid Overload; Why Break Things Down (When This Child Is So Smart)?; How to Break Things Down and Help a Child Build up to Mastering New Skills

Why Talk Less, Write More (When This Child Has a Bigger Vocabulary than I Do)?How to Talk Less, Write More; Why Should I Take Care of Myself (When It's My Child Who Is Having Difficulty)?; How to Take Care of Yourself; Why Have Coping Strategies Ready?; How to Have Coping Strategies Ready; Why Think "Can't, Not Won't"?; How to Think "Can't, Not Won't"; Why Make Technology My Ally?; How to Make Technology Your Ally; Endnotes; Appendix A: Sample Goal, Plan, Do, Checks; Appendix B:; General Best Practice Principles When Writing Executive Function Individualized Education Program Goals

Sample GoalsSample Accommodations for Sam; Index; Unstuck & On Target!: Introduction

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-59857-850-2

1-59857-853-7

1-59857-851-0

OCLC:

884725808