pdf, 21.85 MB
pdf, 21.85 MB

This structured PDF presentation (full lesson) is designed for individuals with ASD and those with social communication differences. It teaches practical strategies for starting tasks without excessive delay, understanding why beginning a task is a separate skill from motivation, and building simple, repeatable methods for getting started.

What is covered:

  • What Is Task Initiation — the difference between task initiation and motivation
  • Why This Can Be Harder for Individuals with ASD — unclear starting points, open-ended instructions, and executive function load
  • The Universal Struggle — reassurance that starting a task is a widely shared struggle, not a unique difficulty
  • What Task Initiation Struggles Can Look Like — recognising the signs before they build
  • Examples — the blank page, and the messy room
  • Strategies for Getting Started — the One Small Step Method, Body Doubling, the Two-Minute Timer, and the First Physical Action
  • Practice Scenarios and Generalised Feedback — realistic scenarios with feedback
  • Practical Tips and Key Takeaways

Suitable for:

  • Individuals with ASD and those with social communication differences aged 13+
  • 1:1 sessions or small group work
  • SEN specialists, instructors, support workers, and parents

Format: PDF presentation
Session time: Approximately 40 minutes

All content uses clear, literal, and neutral language throughout. Resources are universally applicable, with no political, ideological, or religious content.

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Executive Function Skills Mega Bundle | Autism Life Skills | 10 Full Lessons

This bundle brings together all 10 structured PDF presentations from the SLEducation Executive Function library. It is designed for teenagers and adults with ASD and executive functioning deficits, and covers the core skills needed to start tasks, plan, manage time, remember information, handle strong feelings and change, check progress, stay organised, and pause before acting. Each resource is a complete, standalone full lesson. Each is structured, visually engaging, and ready to use in 1:1 or small group sessions. Together they form a comprehensive executive function programme that can be delivered across a full term or used flexibly to target individual areas of need. **What is included:** * Task Initiation: why starting is difficult, and strategies for getting started * Planning and Prioritisation: breaking tasks down and deciding what to do first * Time Management and Time Perception: estimating time, tracking it, and managing transitions between tasks * Understanding and Managing Procrastination: why we delay, and strategies for starting and finishing * Understanding and Supporting Your Working Memory: remembering instructions, steps, and plans mid-task * Understanding and Managing Emotional Regulation and Flexibility: managing strong feelings and adjusting to unexpected change * Building Self-Monitoring Skills: checking your own progress and noticing when a plan is not working * Understanding and Managing Transitions: stopping one activity and starting another, including changes in routine * Building Organisation Skills: organising physical items, digital files, and information * Building Impulse Control Skills: creating a pause between an urge and an action **Each resource includes:** Clear, explicit teaching of a specific executive function skill An autism-specific explanation of why the skill can be harder, and a Universal Struggle slide showing it is a shared difficulty Real-life examples with discussion questions Practical strategies, plus evidence-based techniques drawn from CBT, DBT, and practices recognised for autistic learners Structured practice scenarios with feedback Practical tips and key takeaways A Work With Me slide for signposting 1:1 support **Suitable for:** * Teenagers and adults with ASD and executive functioning deficits aged 13+ * 1:1 sessions or small group work * SEN specialists, therapists, tutors, instructors, support workers, and parents **Format:** 10 PDF presentations **Session time:** Approximately 1 hour per lesson All content uses clear, literal, and neutral language throughout. Resources are universally applicable, with no political, ideological, or religious content. **SLEducation:** *Where rehearsal meets real life..* **Tags:** executive function bundle, executive function skills, executive functioning autism, ASD executive function, executive function curriculum, executive function mega bundle, autism life skills bundle, task initiation, time management autism, planning and prioritisation, working memory strategies, emotional regulation autism, organisation skills autism, impulse control autism, procrastination strategies, self-monitoring skills, transitions autism, SEN executive functioning resource, special education bundle, evidence-based autism strategies

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