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Product Identifiers

PublisherKingsley Publishers, Jessica

ISBN-101849057257

ISBN-139781849057257

eBay Product ID (ePID)212030108

Product Key Features

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Number of Pages160 Pages

Publication NameAutism and Everyday Executive Function : A Strengths-Based Approach for Improving Attention, Memory, Organization and Flexibility

LanguageEnglish

SubjectAutism Spectrum Disorders, Psychopathology / Autism Spectrum Disorders, Special Education / General, Neuropsychology

Publication Year2015

TypeStudy Guide

Subject AreaFamily & Relationships, Education, Psychology

AuthorPaula Moraine

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight8.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceElementary/High School

LCCN2015-025810

ReviewsFor the first time I have a comprehensive and practical resource to guide my understanding of my son's experience with executive function as a child with autism. Paula Moraine's work offers powerful insight and readily applicable concepts to empower all parents, teachers, care givers, and professionals as they embrace someone living with ASD. The book's concept of Autistic Access Points has unlocked countless barriers for my child making it possible for him to establish, build, and maintain effective executive skills. Paula Moraine's new paradigm gave me the capability to emphasize his strengths and build upon his talents opening infinite possibilities I could not imagine before reading this book., [Paula Moraine] gives readers a completely fresh take on many aspects of interacting with children who have autism, including the way they process their environments, the "languages" they invoke to interact with that environment, and the large role that executive functioning plays in both. The information in this book is woven together seamlessly to produce new and creative ways to think about familiar topics. This book will enhance even highly trained professionals' understanding of autism., The descriptions of thinking from an individual with autism are excellent; I felt like I was talking to my patients. They give the reader a unique insight into the way of thinking of a person with an autistic spectrum disorder, allowing them to dispel any misconceptions they may have. The information in this book is clear, well-organised and offers practical solutions to common problems in the autism population., How do you teach executive function skills when any deviation from a preferred routine is frightening and chaotic? Paula Moraine helps us to understand the autistic viewpoint, and shows us how to open the door to executive functioning through the use of Autistic Access Points. An essential guidebook for all those who work with students on the spectrum.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal616.85/882

Table Of ContentPreface. Introduction. 1. The Autism Kaleidoscope. 2. Salutogenesis and Sensory Coordination. 3. Autistic Languages and Communication. 4. Unlocking the Executive Functions through the Autistic Access Points. 5. The Executive Function Map - Making the Kaleidoscope Coherent. Conclusion. Appendix: Pia Hämäläinen's personal description of her experience as an autistic adult. Glossary. References. Index.

SynopsisUnderstand and support executive function in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with this fully-explained, innovative model. Showing how to use an individual's strengths to address executive functioning weaknesses, this approach will also help to build a strong foundation for social and communication skills. Advocating a person-centred approach, the author describes the importance of identifying the individual's preferred style of engagement and communication, and how sensory experiences impact their thoughts, feelings, and actions. She explains how to use this information to identify the individual's strengths and weaknesses across eight key areas which are the building blocks of executive functions: attention; memory; organization; time management; initiative; behavior; goal setting and flexibility. These areas can be used daily to establish predictability and offer a foundation for interpreting, processing and understanding the world with flexibility. Professionals and parents can also use them as the basis of an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), or to create personalized interventions and support at school or at home., Outlining eight 'Autism Access Points', this book is a helpful guide to understanding, accessing and strengthening executive function skills in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Supportive and user-friendly, the ideas in this book provide a roadmap to developing essential organisational and planning skills., Paula Moraine, M.Ed. works in private practice in Bel Air, Maryland, as a tutor, coach, mentor, and educational consultant. She offers individual sessions, professional development and lectures widely in the USA and in Europe. Paula is the author of Helping Students Take Control of Everyday Executive Functions: The Attention Fix and Autism and Everyday Executive Function: A Strengths-Based Approach for Improving Attention, Memory, Organization and Flexibility .

LC Classification NumberRC553.A88