Executive Functions and the Social Mind: Pulling it all together

Beckham Linton. MA, CCC-SLP, talked to our parent group at the December 2023 online event. She defined executive functions and focused on organization, both static and dynamic, and social-emotional learning challenges.

Some Executive Function Topics Covered Include:

• why your child may not respond to direct questions or directions and changes you can make help them.

• using the strategy of self-talk.

• choosing helpful language with differing opinions to foster curiosity.

• helping kids accept mistakes.

• communication maps and rules of the road on that map.

Resources mentioned in the talk

Get Ready, Do, Done

Declarative Language Handbook (see the top menu in the site for more!)

Communication Map