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Description:
SLPs can empower students to develop personalized and resilient self-talk to boost executive function skills by giving them the tools to construct it. This session explores assessment and treatment of executive function deficits in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) utilizing a language-based approach. The speaker presents research-based strategies that help SLPs view executive functioning deficits—and how to effectively treat them—from a new perspective.
Learning Outcomes:
You will be able to:
Discuss the functional working definition of executive function skills as it pertains to the development of internal independent skills
List the three core executive function skills that are directly linked to independent skills in the home, social, and academic environments
Identify an intervention exercise incorporating visual imagery and/or self-talk to foster a student’s ability to form independent executive function skills
