How online interactions can be easier for people with Executive Functioning Deficits In a previous blog post I talked about how executive functioning skills are extremely important when interacting with others. Interacting online with people is one way to help mitigate some of these deficits. The Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research published an interesting paper…
I recently conducted a training about how to teach online safety skills to individuals with disabilities. Before I went there I looked into the pros and cons of online relationships. It is pretty easy to identify the risks (i.e. potential exploitation, bullying, etc). But as I did some research I thought it was interesting what…
Last week I brought up one reason some neurodiverse individuals may not ask for help- they aren’t aware that they need help. Another reason why they may not ask for help is because of a fear of rejection. In my work with neurodiverse clients I usually start by asking them what they think about asking…
Using “Just Dance” to increase Executive Functioning Awareness In the previous post I talked about helping increase executive functioning awareness by using a technique called “Therapeutic Failure”. Essentially, this is where you letting a child fail in a safe environment. I know it sounds negative to just let someone fail, so I wanted to share…
You can’t ask for help if you don’t know you need help One common concern I hear from parents of neurodiverse individuals is that their child won’t ask for help. There are a couple reasons why neurodiverse individuals may not ask for help. The first one is that the individual may not even know that…
In my last post I talked about finding out your child’s organizational style. The reason we start with this is because the best way to help your child succeed is by creating an environment in which they can be successful. It’s like if we ask someone in a wheelchair to go to the 2nd floor of…