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[quote=Anonymous]We did the class through CAAT with our DD who has ADHD/anxiety. She was the only girl and (I think) the only one without a formal ASD diagnosis. The kids meet with their own facilitators and the parents are next door with a different facilitator. It is an executive function intervention and while pioneered with ASD kids, I understand that some new publications will be coming out showing its effectiveness for ADHD.

We all thought it was really helpful. The shared language/scripts is very helpful in our day-to-day interactions and I like that she learned it independently of us, which seems to help it stick more with her that she learned it from a trusted adult and not from her parents. We use the Goal/Why/Plan/Do/Check process for lots of problem-solving in our daily lives and it really resonates with her. We also now whiteboard everything! It has reduced a lot of conflict between us in the house, as we can now blame a bad plan when things go awry and not the kid. Although I'd like to think we were pretty on board with each other as parents, and with being understanding with our DD, it did illuminate ways in which we were not being realistic about our own expectations for her. There is a lot of helpful focus on things we think our kids WON'T do, when their executive function challenges mean that they really CAN'T do it (without scaffolds/support/motivation).[/quote]

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