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LEARNING NEEDS CHECK: EXECUTIVE FUNCTION
















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                                                                                                                                   Is the amount of information                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Will it be easy for me to                                                                                  Will it be easy for me to keep my

                        Is the information at the right                                                                                                                                                                                        Can I focus my attention ok                                                                                 Can I be flexible in this

                                                                                                                                   ok for me to hold in my                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             manage any unhelpful                                                                                       brain & body at the right emotional

                        pace for me?                                                                                                                                                                                                           on this task?                                                                                               situation?

                                                                                                                                   mind?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               desires?                                                                                                   and energy levels for the task?








                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Could I try Working Out

                        If not, could I ask for things to be                                                                       If the information is too much,                                                                             If holding my attention is hard,                                                                                                                                                                                        Would it help to have a buddy?                                                                             What would help me to feel

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Windows to help for now? For
                        explained more slowly? Could I                                                                             could I ask the person to give me                                                                           what would help? Movement                                                                                                                                                                                               Sit somewhere different? What                                                                              soothed for now? A walk? What

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           the future, what adult could

                        record and listen again? Could I                                                                           key points? Could I ask for a                                                                               breaks? Working with someone?                                                                                                                                                                                           would make helpful habits easier                                                                           strategies could I start practising
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           help me improve my Flexible

                        have a prompt sheet to help?                                                                               diagram or pictures to help?                                                                                Working in a quiet room?                                                                                                                                                                                                and unhelpful habits harder?                                                                               to help me self-soothe quickly?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Thinking skills?
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