Conference Presentation

Supporting Executive Functioning in Individuals with Full and Premutation Fragile X

01 h 00 m

Barbara Haas-Givler and Cora Taylor discuss executive functioning in individuals with both the Fragile X full mutation and the premutation, including what executive function is and strategies to support individuals.

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With Barbara Haas-Givler and Cora Taylor
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Originally recorded at the 2024 NFXF 19th International Fragile X Conference in Orlando, July 27, 2024. Topics include:

  • Components of executive functioning and why these skills matter for school success, positive relationships, regulating behavior, independence, and employment.
  • Diagnosis and when to suspect executive functioning deficits.
  • Anxiety and executive functioning.
  • Support and strategies, including organizational and initiation of tasks strategies.

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About the Presenters

Barbara Haas-Givler

Barbara Haas-Givler, MEd, BCBA, is a board-certified behavior analyst in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Ms. Haas-Givler has extensive experience in special education. She has served in many different capacities over the course of her career, including classroom teacher, administrator, educational consultant, behavior analyst, and research associate for clinical pharmaceutical trials.

Ms. Haas-Givler has been a long-time member of the Fragile X community. Her dedication to providing families living with Fragile X strategies for success has greatly impacted over the years. She is also a member of the NFXF Clinical Trials Committee.

Cora M. Taylor

Cora M. Taylor, PhD, attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she earned her PhD in psychology. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship in clinical developmental psychology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.