Resolver los desafíos de la función ejecutiva: formas sencillas de ayudar a los niños con autismo a superar obstáculos y alcanzar sus metas

¿Cómo puede ayudar a los niños con autismo a ser flexibles, organizarse y trabajar para alcanzar sus metas, no solo en la escuela sino en la vida cotidiana? Todo se trata de la función ejecutiva, y esta guía rápida de resolución de problemas le ayuda a enseñar explícitamente estas habilidades críticas a niños con autismo de alto funcionamiento (grados K-8). Utilizada por sí sola o junto con el popular plan de estudios para el aula Unstuck and On Target, esta guía práctica muestra cómo incorporar la instrucción de la función ejecutiva en docenas de escenarios cotidianos, desde las rutinas matutinas hasta la realización de las tareas. Diseñada para terapeutas, maestros y padres, estas técnicas altamente efectivas brindan a los niños las habilidades que necesitan para navegar cada día, alcanzar sus metas y tener éxito dentro y fuera del aula.

ESTE LIBRO LE AYUDA A:

• Comprender la función ejecutiva: por qué es importante y por qué es un desafío para los niños con autismo.
• Enseñar tres habilidades críticas para el éxito: flexibilidad, establecimiento de metas y organización.
• Utilizar guiones y palabras clave consistentes para ayudar a los niños a procesar su mensaje.
• Modelar los comportamientos deseados y reducir su orientación a medida que los niños generalizan las habilidades.
• Proporcionar señales visuales simples y efectivas que mantengan a los niños "desatascados y en el objetivo" (unstuck and on target).
• Mantenerlo divertido y positivo, con consejos sobre formas creativas y lúdicas de enseñar habilidades de función ejecutiva.

MATERIALES PRÁCTICOS: Docenas de ejemplos específicos y fáciles de realizar; guiones y hojas de trabajo de "Meta, Plan, Hacer, Verificar" que dividen las tareas en bloques pequeños y alcanzables; palabras clave y frases que ayudan a los niños a mantenerse en el objetivo; ayudas visuales reproducibles; ejemplos de objetivos del IEP.

Ayudar a los niños con autismo

• Hacer concesiones con familiares y amigos
• Convertir "grandes problemas" en "pequeños problemas"
• Pasar al Plan B cuando el Plan A no funciona
• Hacer planes y llevarlos a cabo
• Resolver problemas de forma independiente
• Ser un buen amigo
• Afrontar decepciones y eventos inesperados
• Evitar "caprichos" que los desvíen del camino

Imán de referencia rápida incluido Como beneficio adicional, también recibirá un imán de 4 x 6 pulgadas impreso con palabras clave y guiones de ejemplo de Unstuck and On Target. Es una referencia rápida y útil para el proceso "Meta-Plan-Hacer-Verificar" que ayuda a los estudiantes a establecer y alcanzar metas.

Author: Lauren Kenworthy, Laura Gutermuth Anthony, Katie Alexander
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
Published: 05/05/2014
Pages: 165
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 9.15h x 5.99w x 0.39d
ISBN13: 9781598576030
ISBN10: 1598576038
BISAC Categories:
- Family & Relationships | Children with Special Needs
- Medical | Pediatrics

About the Author

Lauren Kenworthy, Ph.D., is Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry at the George Washington University School of Medicine, and Director of the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Children's National Health System. Dr. Kenworthy received her B.A. from Yale University and Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. Her research interests are in describing and treating the neuropsychological phenotype of autism. She is an author of more than 60 peer-reviewed publications, and a co-author of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF).

Laura Gutermuth Anthony, Ph.D., completed a dual degree Ph.D. program in clinical and developmental psychology at the University of Illinois, Chicago in 1997. Since then, she has focused her research and clinical work on children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, including more than 30 publications. She has also received funding for 11 federally-funded and 7 foundation research grants including a current Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI) Addressing Disparities award for children with autism and ADHD to study this intervention.

Katie C. Alexander, M.S., OTR/L, is an occupational therapist and clinician-researcher. Ms. Alexander received her B.S. and post-professional masters from the University of Kansas Medical Center. For over 15 years, she has specialized in community and school-based intervention for individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities and served as the founding program director for the Model Asperger Program at The Ivymount School. Her research and clinical interests are in developing interventions and supports that improve the daily lives of individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families.

Monica Adler Werner, M.S., is the Director of the Model Asperger Program (MAP) at the Ivymount School. In that capacity she has spearheaded the development of a social learning curriculum that emphasizes problem solving, self advocacy and self regulation. Ms Werner has been a major contributor to the development of the intervention. In addition, she is a co-founder of Take2 Summer Camp, a program designed to develop social thinking, problem solving and skills. She also serves as an ad hoc public reviewer of NIMH autism grants.

Lynn Cannon, M.Ed., is a social learning specialist at The Ivymount School and The Maddux School. Ms. Cannon received her M.Ed., in Special Education from the University of Virginia. For over 15 years, she has worked as an educator, administrator and program director, serving students with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Ms. Cannon is also a co-author of Solving Executive Challenges, a resource guide for teachers and parents and The Conversation Club, an instructional manual for teaching conversation skills to students with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Her research and teaching interests are in developing interventions and support materials for students with neurodevelopmental disabilities, therapists, educators and their families. She is currently working with federal grant to develop IvySCIP, an assessment, IEP development tool and curricular resource for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.

Lisa Greenman, J.D., is an attorney in Washington, D.C., specializing in issues relating to developmental disability and mental illness that arise in the defense of death penalty cases. She is closely involved with two innovative educational programs that serve children with autism spectrum disorder, Take2 Summer Camp, which she cofounded, and The Ivymount School, where she is on the board of directors. She is also a member of the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Mental Health. Ms. Greenman is the parent of two children, one of whom has autism. She is overwhelmingly grateful for the wisdom and guidance of the coauthors of this book, from whom she and her family have learned so much.