Executive Functioning

This two-part series will provide an overview of the development of executive functioning (EF) skills in early childhood (ages 3-6 years), as well as an introduction to strategies to support the early development of EF skills in young children with EF challenges.After attending this webinar participants will be able to: • Describe key principles for conducting executive functioning (EF) intervention in the classroom with young children with DD/ASD • Understand the core EF skills to facilitate in young children with EF challenges • Identify key intervention strategies to use in the classroom to support EF skills (for push-in and pull-out delivery models)

This two-part series will provide an overview of the development of executive functioning (EF) skills in early childhood (ages 3-6 years), as well as an introduction to strategies to support the early development of EF skills in young children with EF challenges. After attending this webinar participants will be able to: Describe the role of executive functioning (EF) in early childhood development, particularly in developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Identify potential signs of EF challenges in young children with DD/ASD Understand the research evidence for how EF relates to long-term functional outcomes in DD/ASD Explain the transdiagnostic role of EF in common childhood mental health issues

Anxiety is often a part of the autistic profile. Anxiety is also the most contagious of all emotions, and anxiety is personal. Because of these issues, it is essential that all educators, when faced with troublesome, disturbing, or confusing behavior have an objective planning system on hand. The anxiety curve, as introduced by Buron and Curtis, in 2003 provides just such a system. This webinar will discuss the use of the anxiety curve to both address emotional regulation with students, and as a tool for educational planning. Kari will connect the curve to the Incredible 5-Point Scale; and illustrate how it relates to other common teaching strategies.

In this webinar Dr. Kisamore will share a problem-solving strategy that can be used to guide the instruction of a variety of social and vocational skills topics and be used by the student to independently complete vocational tasks and work through different types of problems.

Understand the extra executive functioning challenges with online learning. Problem-solve around how to make a tool for fun into a tool for online learning, and make some small changes in virtual teaching to get better effects.

Increase your understanding of how to identify and teach executive functioning skills and accommodate executive functioning weaknesses.

This webinar will cover: How to tell if it’s a behavior is because of a can’t or a won’t, and How to explicitly teach EF skills, including how to make accommodations, use visual supports and techniques from the new edition of Unstuck and On Target.

This webinar will review the final components of how to teach EF skills; and a review of how we know that Unstuck and On Target works. The presenter will review additional resources, – and the new online parent training program – What’s next for Unstuck.

This presentation will describe the features for each of the four elements of situational awareness: Space, Time, Objects, People. The presentation will discuss the relationship between situational awareness and self-regulation and the definition of ‘Mimetic Ideational Information Processing’ as it pertains to executive functioning skills. Strategies to increase a student’s ability to STOP and read the room will be shared.

This presentation will help participants have a new understanding of Executive Function via the 360 ThinkingTM Model. It will review the key features of situational awareness: Space, Time, Objects, People; the importance of imaginary play and the concept of ‘role’ in the development of executive function skills; Semantic Psychological Essentialism and Job Talk from pre-school through Adulthood.