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Executive Functioning in Children and Adolescents

Executive Functioning in Children and Adolescents

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  • A fresh lens on behavior
  • 20+ concrete, ready-to-use strategies
  • Tools to advocate, explain, and collaborate

 

Meltdowns, shutdowns, resistance, and “defiance” often mask what’s really happening in the brain – executive function overload.

For kids with ADHD or Autism, their ability to plan, shift, and self-regulate collapses under stress, leaving adults unsure how to help.

This training bridges neuroscience and practice to give you concrete tools that promote emotional regulation, flexible thinking, and engagement – without relying on compliance charts or behavioral control.

Through real-world examples, clinical demonstrations, and interactive activities, Polina Shkadron will share strategies that build executive skills through language, movement, and emotional safety.

You’ll walk away with:

  • Sensory-motor and visual supports to strengthen working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility
  • Movement-based transition tools that prevent overwhelm and reduce resistance
  • Scripts and coaching prompts for caregivers and teachers to foster collaboration instead of control
  • Play-based activities that link self-awareness, planning, and emotional regulation
  • Templates for individualized executive function plans you can use immediately

Purchase now to discover how to use sensory anchors, regulation routines, and context-based supports that empower kids to access calm, connection, and competence across home, school, and therapy settings.

Here's What You'll Learn


The Neuroscience of Executive Skills

  • Bruce Perry’s neurosequential model of therapeutics
  • Target the three EF pillars: working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility
  • Reduce stress and trauma-based shutdowns that block skill growth
  • Reframe “defiance” as overload and dysregulation – not willful misbehavior
  • What to say and not to say during nervous system overload
  • Limitations of the research and potential risks

Spark Skill Growth Through Language, Emotion & Play

  • Use play to assess planning, regulation, and flexible thinking
  • Link emotional safety to executive functioning development
  • Teach attention as a co-created process, not a demand
  • Shift language from behavior-based to neuro-affirming terms
  • Reflective take-home questions to foster caregiver insight

Support Neurodivergent Kids with Tailored Tools

  • Decode stress responses in ADHD and Autistic profiles
  • Ditch compliance charts – replace with curiosity and connection
  • Scaffold transitions using movement and sensory anchors
  • Pre-load kids with proactive EF strategies before demands hit
  • Say goodbye to one-size-fits-all – design individualized support systems

Coach Adults for Long-Term Change

  • Co-regulation and relationship-first strategies to replace “behavior plans”
  • Tips to help caregivers shift from control to collaboration
  • Scripts for schools and families to reduce shame and increase clarity
  • Practical caregiver coaching tools to close the home-therapy gap
  • Case studies: EF progress through play and connection

Everything You're Getting


  • More than 6 hours of video content
  • Up to 6.25 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

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Meet Your Experts


Polina Shkadron, MA, MS, CCC-SLP, CTP, ADHD-RSP

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Polina Shkadron, MA, MS, CCC-SLP, CTP, ADHD-RSP, is a trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming speech-language pathologist specializing in autism, ADHD, and ARFID. As founder of Play to Learn Consulting in New York, she provides individualized, brain-based interventions that strengthen executive functioning, communication, and emotional regulation in neurodivergent children and teens.

A former adjunct lecturer at CUNY Queens College, Polina has trained future clinicians in psycholinguistics and clinical practice. Her additional master’s degree in nutrition education informs her innovative, multidisciplinary approach to feeding therapy and ARFID treatment.

Widely recognized for her ability to translate complex neuroscience into practical, compassionate strategies, Polina has earned multiple ACE awards from ASHA and is a frequent national and international speaker on ADHD, executive functioning, and trauma-informed care.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Polina Shkadron maintains a private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Polina Shkadron has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Also Available:
DVD
Product Code:
POS150596
Duration:
6 hours, 28 minutes
Copyright:
Feb 19, 2026
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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