# SLP 336: Executive Functioning Challenges Looks like Defiance: Why and How to Building Executive Functioning in Neurodiverse Students Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sue-larkey-podcast-autism-asd-adhd-odd-and-pda-education-13019/slp-336-executive-functioning-challenges-looks-like-defiance-why-and-how-to-building-executive-functioning-in-neurodiverse-students Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sue-larkey-podcast-autism-asd-adhd-odd-and-pda-education-13019/slp-336-executive-functioning-challenges-looks-like-defiance-why-and-how-to-building-executive-functioning-in-neurodiverse-students.md Podcast: [Sue Larkey Podcast - Autism (ASD), ADHD, ODD and PDA education](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sue-larkey-podcast-autism-asd-adhd-odd-and-pda-education-13019) Published: 2026-03-09T03:41:00+00:00 Episode link: https://suelarkey.libsyn.com/slp-336-executive-functioning-challenges-looks-like-defiance-why-and-how-to-building-executive-functioning-in-neurodiverse-students Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/suelarkey/EP_336_Executive_Functioning_Challenges_Looks_like_Defiance-auphonic.mp3?dest-id=793257 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sue-larkey-podcast-autism-asd-adhd-odd-and-pda-education-13019/episodes/slp-336-executive-functioning-challenges-looks-like-defiance-why-and-how-to-building-executive-functioning-in-neurodiverse-students Duration seconds: 2084 ## Resource Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. In this episode, we will discuss: ✅ Executive Functioning: air traffic controller managing stimuli and focus. ✅ Seven Components: emotional control, impulse, planning, organizing, task initiation. ✅ Practice: Executive functioning improves with consistent practice like muscles. ✅ Emotional Control: Children struggle with emotions and negative feedback. ✅ Task Initiation: Five-minute warnings and rewards help start tasks. ✅ Organization: Minimize distractions and keep items in one place. ✅ Working Memory: Break tasks into visual steps with routines. Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/executive-functioning-as-strategies Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Join my Neurodiversity Network suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. elearning.suelarkey.com.au ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sue-larkey-podcast-autism-asd-adhd-odd-and-pda-education-13019/episodes/slp-336-executive-functioning-challenges-looks-like-defiance-why-and-how-to-building-executive-functioning-in-neurodiverse-students/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/sue-larkey-podcast-autism-asd-adhd-odd-and-pda-education-13019/slp-336-executive-functioning-challenges-looks-like-defiance-why-and-how-to-building-executive-functioning-in-neurodiverse-students.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.