03479oam 2200409z- 450 991058349850332120240402171545.00-12-809834-10-12-809833-3(CKB)3710000001006883(MiAaPQ)EBC4783916(EXLCZ)99371000000100688320180305c2017uuuu -u- -engtxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFlexible and focused teaching executive function skills to individuals with autism and attention disorders /Adel C. Najdowski, Psychology Department Pepperdine University Los, Angeles, CA, USALondon :Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier,2017.1 online resourceOnline version: Najdowski, Adel C. Flexible and focus : teaching executive function skills to individuals with autism and attention disorders. United Kingdom : Academic Press, 2017 9780128098349 (OCLoC)968328218 Introduction -- Principles behind the lessons -- Self-awareness, inhibition, and self-management -- Attention -- Organization -- Problem solving, time management, and planning -- Working memory -- Emotional self-regulation and flexibility -- Troubleshooting.Flexible and Focused: Teaching Executive Function Skills to Individuals with Autism and Attention Disorders is a manual written for individuals who work with learners who struggle with executive function deficits. The manual takes the perspective that executive function skills can be improved through effective intervention, just like any other skills. This how-to manual provides practical strategies for teaching learners to be focused, organized, flexible, and able to effectively manage themselves. Ready-to-use lessons, data sheets, worksheets, and other tools for practitioners, educators, and parents are provided to help them tackle common problems associated with executive function deficits in learners of any diagnosis, ages 5 to adult. The principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA), which form the foundation of this manual, are translated into simple, easy-to-use procedures. Lessons for improving executive function skills in real-life everyday situations are provided in the following areas: Self-awareness; Inhibition and impulse control; Self-management; Attention; Organization; Problem solving; Time management; Planning; Working memory; Emotional self-regulation; Flexibility; Provides an overview of what constitutes executive function skills; Outlines how techniques based on applied behavior analysis can be used to teach skills; Presents step-by-step lessons for practitioners, educators, and parents to implement with individuals with executive function deficits; Includes data sheets, task analyses, worksheets, and visual aids.Problem solvingStudy and teachingExecutive functions (Neuropsychology)Autistic childrenEducationChildren with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderEducationProblem solvingStudy and teaching.Executive functions (Neuropsychology)Autistic childrenEducation.Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderEducation.371.94Najdowski Adel C.954183BOOK9910583498503321Flexible and focused2158041UNINA