Let’s Get Organized! A Lesson in Executive Functioning

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12/02/20 • 52 min

Angela Nelson, MS, BCBA, and Kristin Bandi, MA, BCBA, are Board Certified Behavior Analysts with Rethink Benefits. They spend their days working with parents and caregivers of children with learning, social or behavioral challenges, or developmental disabilities. In this episode, Angela and Kristin focus on organization, one of the executive functioning skills we often learn as children.

Their clinically backed tips and tricks will provide insights into helping you assist your child with tasks like being able to clean up after playtime, starting and finishing homework and completing other to-do tasks and lists.

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Behaviorally Speaking - Let’s Get Organized! A Lesson in Executive Functioning

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Welcome to episode nine of Behaviorally Speaking, a podcast featuring Board Certified Behavior Analysts Angela Nelson and Kristin Bandi. On this episode, Angela and Kristin share helpful information on getting organized, one of the key lessons from executive functioning. Their experience and practical advice will lead you through examples like completing homework from start to finish and maintaining systems for tracking important items, including