Source® for Development of Executive Functions - Book

SOURCE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS - BK

Ages: Birth-18
Grades: Birth-Adult

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. Educators and medical professionals are increasingly labeling children with clusters of adaptive and self-regulatory behavioral deficits as having impairments in executive functions.

When executive functions work well, the result is goal-directed behavior that is appropriate to the situation and circumstance. Executive functions are dynamic, interactive, evolving skills, such as goal selection and attainment, planning and organizing, initiation and persistence, flexiblity, and self-regulation.

The chapters include:

• Chapter 1 Defining Executive Functions—the components and anatomy and physiology of executive functions
• Chapter 2 Development of Executive Functions—frontal lobe development, cognitive development, development of self-control, and more
• Chapter 3 Co-Morbidity of Executive Functions with Other Disorders—how executive functions are affected in autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivy, fetal alcohol syndrome, Tourette's syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, TBI and more
• Chapter 4 Assessment of Executive Functions—deficits in fundamental language skills, specific executive function skills, developmental expectations, impact of intelligence, formal and informal assessment, and more
• Chapter 5 Global Treatment Approach—increasing self-awareness, using compensatory techniques, specific language/communication objectives, modifying expectations, and more
• Chapter 6 Functional Strategies and Goals—attention deficits, impulsivity, impaired self awareness, deficits in flexibility, impaired initiation, and more

"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 takes the mystery out of executive functions and helps explain your student's behavior. Copy the activity pages or print them from the CD.