Executive Function Express:: Helping Kids Get on Track for Success Paperback – July 1, 2025

The Executive Function Express: A Transformative Guide to Building Essential Skills Through Visual Learning and Neuroaffirming SupportAll aboard! The Executive Function Express is more than a book—it’s a powerful, game-changing resource for parents, therapists, educators, and caregivers supporting children with autism, ADHD, ADD, learning disabilities, and executive function challenges.Over 450 pages of Tips, Tools, & Support! This book will be your new Go-To Guide for Success in building executive functions.Created by award-winning pediatric occupational therapist and author Dr. Cara Koscinski, this groundbreaking guide uses a creative train system metaphor to teach essential cognitive skills like organization, planning, metacognition, time management, attention, interoception, and emotional regulation. Each part of the train represents a component of executive functioning—making abstract ideas concrete, visual, and easy to understand for neurodivergent learners.With over six years of clinical development, this book blends theory with real-world application. It’s packed with reproducible tools, strategies, and visual supports for addressing behavior, sensory processing, interoception, and theory of mind—areas often overlooked in traditional executive function models.⭐ Why Readers Love The Executive Function Express:Visual Learning Tools: A one-of-a-kind train system turns complex executive function skills into child-friendly, memorable visuals.Neuroaffirming & Strengths-Based: Promotes compassionate, individualized support for children with autism, ADHD, and learning disorders—focusing on adaptation, not compliance.Interoception & Regulation Included: Integrates critical but underrepresented skills like interoception, emotional awareness, and social thinking.Practical, Printable, and Proven: Includes reproducible checklists, free downloads from our website only for those who buy this book, and hundreds of accommodations usable across home, school, and therapy settings.Written by an Expert Who Gets It: Dr. Koscinski combines professional expertise with lived experience as a parent of an autistic child.Whether you're building executive function skills from the ground up or refining strategies for students who think and learn differently, The Executive Function Express offers everything you need to support success—one stop at a time.Perfect for supporting:Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD)Sensory Processing ChallengesLearning DisabilitiesEmotional and Behavioral RegulationSocial Cognition and Theory of MindInteroceptive AwarenessExecutive Function Skill Building at Home and in ClassroomsKeywords: autism, ADHD, ADD, executive function, learning disorders, organization, planning, metacognition, time management, interoception, behavior, sensory processing, regulation, attention, theory of mind, neurodiversity Read more