Kevin Blake – Executive Dysfunction: Strategies for At Home and At School
- Faculty:
- Kevin Blake
- Duration:
- 6 Hours 40 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Mar 01, 2018
Description
Outline
- The Neurobiology of Executive Function
- The Frontal Lobe and How it Controls Function
- The Neurodevelopmental Path of Executive Function Throughout Life
- Executive Function and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)
- Relationship of AD/HD Symptoms to Executive Function Difficulties
- How the Neurobiology of AD/HD Causes Executive Function Difficulties
- Assessing Executive Function in Those with AD/HD
- Treating Executive Function Difficulties Caused by AD/HD
- Medication
- Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Techniques
- COGMED
- Technological Prosthetics
- Classroom Management
- Comorbidity with Sleep Disorders and Treatment
- Executive Function and Specific Learning Disorder (SLD)
- Impairment in Reading
- Dyslexia
- Neurobiological Differences that Can Cause Problems in:
- Rapid Automatized Naming
- Phonological Awareness and Phonological Memory
- Procedural Memory Difficulties
- Technological Prosthetics
- Treatment: Synthetic Multisensory Phonics
- Comorbidity with AD/HD and/or Sleep Disorders as Well as Treatment
- Neurobiological Differences that Can Cause Problems in:
- Comprehension
- Neurobiological Differences that Can Make it Difficult to Read and Simultaneously Visualize What is Being Read
- Treatment:
- SQ4R
- Medication
- Lindamood-Bell
- COGMED
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Comorbidity with AD/HD and/or Dyslexia
- Executive Function and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- How the Symptoms of ASD Relate to Executive Function Difficulties
- How ASD Neurobiology Relates to Executive Function Difficulties
- High Comorbidity of AD/HD
- Alexithymia
- Neurobiology and Emotional
- Working Memory
- Medial Prefrontal Lobe and Mirror Neurons
- Relation to AD/HD
- Hormones and Social Interaction
- Treatment
- Medication
- COGMED
- Mirror Neuron Training
- Therapy and Service Dogs
- Strategies to Teach Time Management and Personal Organization to “Neurotypicals”
- Time Management Techniques
- Personal Organization Techniques
- What Helps Working Memory and What Hurts it Study Skills
- Professionals Who can Help and How to Coordinate Treatment with Them
Faculty
Kevin Blake, Ph.D., P.L.C., ADHD-CCSP Related seminars and products: 2
Kevin T. Blake, Ph.D., P.L.C., ADHD-CCSP, is a licensed psychologist and recognized national authority on ADHD, executive function, and learning disorders. With over 20 years of specialized experience, Dr. Blake was one of the first professionals in the United States to study these conditions in adults specifically. Dr. Blake now speaks throughout the nation, educating clinicians on the latest evidence-based diagnosis and treatment recommendations for improved clinical outcomes.
Currently in private practice and serving as a facilitator for a community adult ADHD support group, he also speaks across the nation on the latest evidence-based diagnosis and treatment recommendations for improved clinical outcomes A published author, Dr. Blake’s articles have been featured in Attention!, LDA Newsbriefs, and Perspectives (of the International Dyslexia Association). In 1991 Dr. Blake was honored to be a delegate to the National Institute for Literacy’s “LEAD 2000 Congress,” where he was a member of a special committee advising the U.S. Congress on diagnostic and remediation issues confronting learning disabled adults.
Dr. Blake is a member of the American Psychological Association, International Dyslexia Association, Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders, and Learning Disabilities Association. Dr. Blake’s own experience overcoming dyslexia and hearing impairment drives his passion for educating both professional and lay audiences about methods to overcome the challenges of ADHD and specific learning disorders.
An accomplished and engaging speaker, Dr. Blake’s presentations are known for weaving together empirical evidence, germane information, and practical how-to’s in a way that is accessible and applicable. When he’s not traveling the country to speak, Dr. Blake calls Tucson, AZ home.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kevin Blake maintains a private practice. He is a stockholder in Johnson & Johnson, Inc. and Amgen, Inc. Dr. Blake receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Kevin Blake is a member of the Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD), International Dyslexia Association, Learning Disabilities Association, and American Psychological Association.
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