PPT-What is Executive Functioning and How Can You Improve Yours

Karen L Weigle PhD Licensed Psychologist HSP Chattanooga Autism Center   Abstract Executive functioning is a set of mental skills that are coordinated in the frontal lobe These functions coordinate to allow a person to achieve goals in everyday behavior by connecting past experience with current planning and behavior  Difficulties or deficiencies in executive function are associated with learning disabilities ADHD and ASD and can significantly impact everyday functioning Executive function will be defined and descriptions of common dysfunction will be described Then strategies and supports for improving executive functioning will be discussed. Without strong policies and leadership health system s do not spontaneously provide balanced responses to these challenges nor do they make the most effi cient use of their resources As most health leaders know health systems are subject to powerful AMERICA Judicial Executive Legislative Judicial Executive Legislative Judicial Executive Legislative Judicial Executive Legislative Judicial Executive Legislative Judicial Executive Legislative Judi Gerunds. Gerunds . are . verbals. that function as nouns and have an . –. ing. . ending. Since gerunds are . derived from . verbs and have an . –. ing. . ending, they do express action. However, because gerunds . Forever Yours | Fellowship Church | Copyright 2011 Beautiful Your Hands That Opened For Nails To Hang Your Body Broken So Heaven Kevin M. Antshel, Ph.D.. Associate Professor of Psychiatry / Licensed Psychologist. State University of New York – Upstate Medical University. Outline. ADHD basics. Executive functioning. ADHD and PKU. Assessment and Impact upon Personality Functioning. Definitions- ICD. AD/HD “…. falls into a category of disorders known as hyperkinetic disorders that are characterized by: early onset, a combination of overactive, poorly modulated behavior with marked inattention and lack of persistent task involvement; and pervasiveness over situations and persistence over time of these behavioral characteristics… Impaired attention is manifested by prematurely breaking off from tasks and leaving activities unfinished. The children change frequently from one activity to another, seemingly losing interest in one task because they become diverted to another… Over-activity implies excessive restlessness, especially in situations requiring relative calm. It may, depending upon the situation, involve the child running and jumping around, getting up from a set when he or she was supposed to remain seated, excessive talkativeness and noisiness, or fidgeting and wriggling (pp. 262-265).”. TASN – KITS Fall 2012 Webinar. August 31. st. , 2012. Tiffany Smith. Phoebe . Rinkel. . Chelie Nelson. 1. Tiffany Smith. KSDE,. ECSE Program Consultant. tsmith@ksde.org. . Phoebe Rinkel. KITS. , Part B, TA provider. Lisa D. Bailey, Ph.D.. Licensed Psychologist. Nautilus Behavioral Health, PLLC. What is ADHD?. DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria:. A persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development, as characterized by (1) . Bettina Hohnen (Phd, DClin Psy). Victoria Bagnall (MA, PGCE). Outline. Bettina Hohnen. Executive Functioning skills: what are they?. Executive Functioning in ADHD. Brain development and the frontal lobes. Luke Quinn, MSW. Learning Objectives. Understand basics of Executive Functioning as it applies to infants and toddlers. Learn practical activities to enhance Executive Functioning in early childhood. Activities and Strategies that Support Executive Function in Young Children Patricia M Blasco , Serra Acar & Amanda Stanley The Research Institute Western Oregon University 2 nd Annual Early Childhood  Inclusion (ECI) Summer Institute, 2015 Executive Functioning: Theory and Implications for Management. Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D.. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry. Medical University of South Carolina. Charleston, SC. ©. Copyright by Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., 2012. Functioning Through Maternal Working Memory and Inhibitory Control. Grace Messina, Hannah Swerbenski, B.S., & Melissa Sturge-Apple, Ph.D.. Department of Psychology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. The Desired Brand Effect Stand Out in a Saturated Market with a Timeless Brand