Individuals with autism, ADHD, TBI and ED can all exhibit deficits in executive function skills. These include paying attention, organizing, planning and prioritizing, starting tasks and staying focused on them to completion, cognitive flexibility (the ability to handle changes), regulating emotions and self-monitoring (keeping track of what you're doing). These skills are necessary for individuals to be successful in educational settings, seeking and keeping employment and initiating and maintaining relationships. This session will explore strategies and tools that can be used to address executive functioning skills in the classroom.

As a result of this presentation the learner will be able to identify and define 7 executive function skills. Identify and implement at least 5 strategies to improve executive functioning skills and be able to use the following tools: inferencing clues organizational guide, self-monitoring form, emotional tool box, activity planning guide.