Evidence Base: Children and young people with Autism and/or ADHD can have severe difficulties with Executive Functioning. The development of executive functioning skills can enable a child to better understand their neurodiversity and develop strategies to learn more effectively, achieve their potential, enhance emotional resilience and increase their independence.
Objective: Parents and carers understand what Executive Functioning is and can help to improve and support their child or young person’s Executive Functioning skills.
Workshop Content:
- What is Executive Functioning?
- What does it look like - Organising, planning & prioritising
- Regulating emotions
- Routines
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand what Executive Functioning is
- Explore different aspects of learning, organising, planning and prioritising affected by executive functions
- Explore and understand the link between Executive Functions and emotions
- Learn strategies and approaches to support their child to improve their Executive Functioning skills
The session incorporates research from developmental psychology and includes case studies.
Presented by Susan Brooks, specialist educational psychologist (informed by a lengthy career in educational psychology, including ten years as a consultant psychologist within an ASD specialist provision with learners from aged 6 to 20)
C. Psychol, MSc, P.G.C.E. B Soc Sci (AFBPS).
Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow, British Psychological Society
This workshop is commissioned by Hertfordshire County Council
