John Laing, Provisional Psychologist
Kristy McConnell, Registered Psychologist
*High level cognitive processes required to plan & direct activities
*Task initiation
*Follow through
*Sustained attention
*Performance monitoring
*Inhibition of impulses
*Goal directed persistence
Brain development and neuroplasticity
Behavioural Changes
ADHD is associated with impairment in Executive Functioning
Difficulty with inhibition &/or self-discipline
The impact of alcohol:
*Brain injury-
*Communication
*Memory
*Adaptive function
*Academics- Math
*Executive functions
*Attention and self-regulation
*Intelligence Diagnostic criteria: Growth, face, brain, alcohol history
*Planning
*Organization
*Problem solving
*Time blindness
*Task Initiation
*Goal Directed Persistence
*Flexibility
*Inhibition*Delay of gratification*Emotions*Reward and
punishment stimuli
*Working memory*Coping *Novelty
*Time management*Time Blindness
*Identify the lagging skills
*Knowledge of & ability to assess executive skills
*Specific interventions targeted at particular executive or cognitive weakness(es)
* Remediate underlying cognitive factors* General learning ability* Slower pace of instruction* Active learning* Touch, talk, experiment
*Working memory* Small pieces of info* Rhymes/songs* Cues* Repetition/practice* Time for recall
* Visual-spatial skills* Tactile objects/manipulatives* Guide visual attention* Add structure to paper* Vertical number line
* Visual Motor/Graphomotor Skills*Metacognition
*30% Rule
*Point of performance
*Self-esteem
*Attention interventions*Modify environment
* Clear from auditory and visual distractions
*Minimize visual clutter
* Clear desks and workspaces
*Visually highlighting important aspects of an activity
*Nonverbal cues
*Short tasks; specific one instruction at a time
*Providing cues when there is a shift in an activity
*Russell Barkley: http://russellbarkley.org/*Sam Goldstein:
http://samgoldstein.com/cms/index.php/articles/*Books:
* Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents: A Practical Guide Assessment and Intervention (2nd. Ed.) by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare
* Coaching Students with Executive Skills Deficits by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare
*Peg Dawson Workshop, April 30th: http://workshops.jackhirose.com/JHA_Workshop.php?id=131
*Archived video sessions related to educating students with FASD: http://www.fasd-cmc.alberta.ca/education-training/archived-sessions/categories/educators/
*FASD Strategies Not Solutions: http://www.acbr.com/fas/strategies_not_solutions.pdf
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