Task avoidance, Refusal, Procrastination, Executive Functioning: SEL Escape Room Game, Teens, Autism (Boom Learning)

🧠 Task Avoidance, Refusal, Procrastination, Executive Functioning: SEL Escape Room | Boom Cards

Help students understand WHY their brain avoids tasks and what actually helps. This neurodiversity affirming SEL escape room teaches task avoidance, refusal, procrastination, and executive functioning skills through 16 real life scenarios designed for ages 9 to 15. Perfect for autism support, ADHD friendly classrooms, OT sessions, school counselling, and SEL groups.

Students work through 4 themed rooms, decode a secret phrase, and unlock the final hidden key while learning practical, validating strategies for the brain patterns behind task avoidance, refusal, and procrastination. Self checking, low prep, and fully interactive on Boom Learning.

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⭐ WHAT'S INSIDE ⭐

🟢 Room 1, SPOT THE AVOIDANCE (4 challenges) Recognise the disguises task avoidance wears (videos, "almost done", reorganising notes, frozen body). Students learn to see the pattern without judgement.

🔵 Room 2, KNOW YOUR BRAIN (4 challenges) Understand the real reasons brains refuse tasks (overwhelm, autonomy needs, working memory overload, sensory dysregulation).

🟠 Room 3, BREAK IT DOWN (4 challenges) Practise chunking tasks into tiny, doable steps. Executive functioning in action. Students learn the brain trick that turns "impossible" into "okay, I can do this".

🟡 Room 4, JUST START (4 challenges) Learn evidence based task initiation tools that beat procrastination (the 2 minute timer, body doubling, opening the page as a real action, and celebrating small wins).

🩵 Room 5, THE TASK DESK (Hidden Key) The final room. Find the key hidden inside the open planner to escape.

🎯 Skills Targeted
Spot task avoidance patterns
Understand brain refusal
Break tasks into steps
Use task initiation tools
Beat procrastination
Body double for focus
Manage working memory
Self advocate for needs

👥 Perfect For
Autism support classrooms
ADHD friendly learning environments
Special education (Years 4 to 9)
OT sessions and teletherapy
School counselling and SEL groups
Executive functioning intervention
Homework support programs
Inclusive classrooms
Distance and hybrid learning

📌 Suggested Use
Whole class SEL warm up before homework time
Small group executive functioning sessions
1:1 OT or counselling sessions
Independent practice for self paced learners
Reward activity for engaged learners
End of unit reinforcement
Substitute teacher activity
Hybrid and remote learning

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