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Supporting Students with Executive Function DeficitsWilkins,
S.A. & Burmeister, C. (to be published summer 2014). FLIPP the
Switch: Powerful Strategies to Strengthen Executive Function
Skills. Mission, KS: Autism Asperger Publishing Company
Sheri A. Wilkins, Ph.D.OutlineWhat is Executive Function?Main
componentsEF DeficitsEF in specific disabilitiesFive strategies for
five components
What is Executive Function?
Components of EFFLIPPWhat do EF Challenges Look
Like?Disabilities with EF DeficitsWhats the Problem?
Flexibility
The ability to change your mind and make changes to your plans
as needed
Resists change in routineExperiences difficulty making
transitionsHas difficulty shifting topic/activityDemonstrates
concrete thought processesSees only one solution to a problemHas
difficulty coping with unseen eventsProblems with
FlexibilityFlexibility ToolsVisual ScalesWait CardCountdown
TimerPower CardSituational Expectation NarrativeFLEXIBILITY:Visual
Scales 1 2 3 4 5Leveled Emotionality
The ability to emotionally self-regulate when things dont go
your way
Extreme reactions to seemingly minor eventsLow tolerance for
frustrationDifficulty tolerating mistakesBehavioral outburstsPoor
coping strategiesProblems withLeveled EmotionalityLeveled
Emotionality ToolsChoice CardsI Can Calm MyselfBreak and Help
CardsChunkingSocial StoriesLEVELED EMOTIONALITY: I Can Calm
Myself
From SCool Moves, Wilson, D. Impulse Control
The ability to control your impulses, such as waiting to speak
until called uponDoes not self-monitorInterrupts othersDoes not
consider consequences before actingUnaware of how his/her actions
affect othersDifficulty focusing attention on what is
relevantProblems with Impulse ControlImpulse Control ToolsPositive
Behavior Interventions and SupportsReminder CardsReinforcement
SystemsSocial AutopsyCognitive ScriptsIMPULSE
CONTROL:Reinforcement
Planning
The ability to make plans and keep track of time so that work is
finished on timeDifficulty completing long-term projects Difficulty
estimating time needed for task completionHas a disorganized
binder/backpack/desk/locker Does not bring necessary materials to
class or homeDoes not turn in completed homeworkDifficulty
organizing thoughtsProblems with PlanningPlanning ToolsFirst-Then
BoardsVideo ModelingMaster Binder SystemContingency MappingProject
MappingPLANNING:First/Then
Problem Solving
The ability to keep track of many things at one time and to ask
for help or get more information when needed
Difficulty with tasks that require more than one stepLoses place
in sequence when interruptedDifficulty keeping track of assignments
and expectations of multiple teachersDifficulty generalizing skills
and knowledge to other situations and environmentsProblems
withProblem SolvingProblem Solving ToolsWork SystemsChecklistsTask
AnalysisPrimingMeta-Cognitive Problem-SolvingPROBLEM
SOLVING:Meta-Cognitive Problem-Solving (MCPS)Adapted from
Collaborative Problem Solving, Massachusetts General
Hospital.SummaryWhat is Executive Function?Main componentsEF
DeficitsEF in specific disabilitiesFive strategies for five
components
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