1. John Laing, Provisional Psychologist Kristy McConnell, Registered Psychologist

2. * High level cognitive processes required to plan & direct activities * Task initiation * Follow through * Sustained attention * Performance monitoring * Inhibition of impulses * Goal directed persistence

3.  Brain development and neuroplasticity Brain Changes Experiences (Environment) Behavioural Changes

5.  ADHD is associated with impairment in Executive Functioning  Difficulty with inhibition &/or self- discipline

6. The impact of alcohol: * Brain injury- * Communication * Memory * Adaptive function * Academics- Math * Executive functions * Attention and self-regulation * Intelligence Diagnostic criteria: Growth, face, brain, alcohol history

10. * Planning * Organization * Problem solving * Time blindness * Task Initiation * Goal Directed Persistence * Flexibility * Inhibition * Delay of gratification Delay of gratification * Emotions * Reward and punishment stimuli * Working memory * Coping * Novelty * Time management * Time Blindness

11. * Identify the lagging skills * Knowledge of & ability to assess executive skills * Specific interventions targeted at particular executive or cognitive weakness(es)

12. * Remediate underlying cognitive factors * General learning ability * Slower pace of instruction * Active learning * Touch, talk, experiment * Working memory * Small pieces of info * Rhymes/songs * Cues * Repetition/practice * Time for recall * Visual-spatial skills * Tactile objects/manipulatives * Guide visual attention * Add structure to paper * Vertical number line * Visual Motor/Graphomotor Skills * Metacognition * 30% Rule * Point of performance * Self-esteem * Attention interventions * Modify environment * Clear from auditory and visual distractions * Minimize visual clutter * Clear desks and workspaces * Visually highlighting important aspects of an activity * Nonverbal cues * Short tasks; specific one instruction at a time * Providing cues when there is a shift in an activity

13. * Russell Barkley: http://russellbarkley.org/ http://russellbarkley.org/ * Sam Goldstein: http://samgoldstein.com/cms /index.php/articles/ http://samgoldstein.com/cms /index.php/articles/ * Books: * Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents: A Practical Guide Assessment and Intervention (2 nd. Ed.) by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare * Coaching Students with Executive Skills Deficits by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare * Peg Dawson Workshop, April 30 th : http://workshops.jackhirose.com/ JHA_Workshop.php?id=131 http://workshops.jackhirose.com/ JHA_Workshop.php?id=131 * Archived video sessions related to educating students with FASD: http://www.fasd- cmc.alberta.ca/education- training/archived- sessions/categories/educator s/ http://www.fasd- cmc.alberta.ca/education- training/archived- sessions/categories/educator s/ * FASD Strategies Not Solutions: http://www.acbr.com/fas/st rategies_not_solutions.pdf http://www.acbr.com/fas/st rategies_not_solutions.pdf