SY029: Executive Functioning Challenges and Interventions for Students With ASD or ADHD

Thursday, February 9, 2023
8:00 AM–9:20 AM MST

  • PMD: 3,9
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Introduction

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. identify EF challenges in the classroom and examine the relationships among these challenges and teachers’ use of best EF-supporting practices;
  2. describe the effectiveness of a series of brief instructional videos on building EF skills and supports for caregivers of ADHD/ASD children;
  3. describe outcomes for an Unstuck and On Target! (Unstuck) online educators’ training for school staff; and
  4. describe factors that drive the cost to implement the Unstuck school-based curriculum in schools.

Description

This symposium will present the executive functioning (EF) classroom challenges experienced by children with ADHD or ASD, outcomes of EF intervention trials, and the time cost of the school-based intervention.

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Presenter(s)

Jessica M. Holmes, PhD, University of Colorado
Jacob P. Whiteford, University of Maryland School of Social Work
Eddy Panklang, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Laura G. Anthony, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Tennyson B. Dahlman, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aafia B. Alladin, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Mark Gritz, PhD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Lauren Kenworthy, Children's National Hospital
Alyssa Verbalis, Children's National Hospital
Jonathan P. Safer-Lichtenstein, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Contributor(s)

Christina R. Studts, Jessica Smith, Anna C. Armour, Unstuck and On Target Author Team, The Institute for Innovation & Implementation, Laura Campos, Eitan Grinsteiner, Jack Cronin, Bruno Anthony

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