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Author Kenworthy, Lauren, author.

Title Solving executive function challenges : simple ways to get kids with autism unstuck and on target / by Lauren Kenworthy, Ph. D., Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C., Laura Gutermuth Anthony, Ph. D., Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C., Katie C. Alexander, M.S., OTR, the Ivymount School, Rockville, Maryland, Monica Adler Werner, M.A., the Ivymount School, Rockville, Maryland, Lynn M. Cannon, M. Ed., the Ivymount School, Rockville, Maryland and Lisa Greenman, J.D.

Publication Info. Baltimore, Maryland : Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., [2014]
©2014

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 165 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-130) and index.
Summary "An extension of Brookes's 2011 school curriculum Unstuck and On Target! An Executive Function Curriculum to Improve Flexibility for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Research Edition. Helps children with autism spectrum disorder understand and improve flexibility by hearing the same vocabulary and encountering the same expectations at home and school"-- Provided by publisher.
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.
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Subject Autism in children -- Treatment.
Autism in children -- Treatment.
Autism in children -- Rehabilitation.
Autism in children.
Rehabilitation.
Autistic Disorder -- therapy.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Anthony, Laura Gutermuth, author.
Alexander, Katie C., author.
Werner, Monica Adler, author.
Cannon, Lynn (Lynn M.), author.
Greenman, Lisa, author.
Other Form: Print version: Kenworthy, Lauren, author. Solving executive function challenges 9781598576030 (DLC) 2013051096 (OCoLC)873035237
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