Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents’ Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning

ISBN-13: 9781032507835 / Angielski

Joyce Cooper-Kahn

Opis

This book will become your go-to, all-inclusive guide to helping children manage issues with executive functions, a set of related yet distinct mental skills that allow us to stay on target as we work toward our goals.

Spis treści

Part I: What You Need to Know. 1. Introduction 2. What is Executive Functioning? 3. Development of the Executive Functions 4. The Child's Experience of Executive Weaknesses 5. Impact on the Family 6. Assessment: Figuring Out What's Needed 7. ADHD, Learning Disabilities, and Other Conditions Associated with Executive Functioning Challenges. Part II: What You Can Do about It. 8. How to Help – An Overview 9. Behavior Change in a Nutshell 10. If at First You Don't Succeed, Try a Few More Times Then...Change Your Expectations! 11. Helping Children Control Impulses 12. Helping Children Shift Gears 13. Helping Children Get Started on Homework and Other Tasks 14. Helping Children Handle Working Memory Issues 15. Helping Children Plan and Organize 16. Helping Children Monitor Their Behavior 17. Special Topic: Helping Children with Emotional Regulation 18. Concluding Thoughts.

O autorze

Joyce Cooper-Kahn, Ph.D., is a clinical child psychologist who specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents with ADHD, executive functioning challenges, and other learning disabilities.

Laurie Dietzel, Ph.D. (1962-2015), was a clinical psychologist who specialized in the neuropsychological assessment of ADHD, learning disabilities, and other neurodevelopmental disorders. She was a co-author of the first edition of this book. Her work lives on in this edition.