by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Feb 8, 2011 | Assessment
Terminology in the field of psychology and education can be very off-putting. Too often jargon is tossed around that few people really understand. My test for jargon would be if the average person on the street doesn’t know what a term means, then it...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jan 28, 2011 | Executive Functioning
Recently I did a workshop called, Bullies, Victims and Parents: A Complicated Brew. Never one to be shy on offering my opinions, I sometimes find myself going against current "political correctness." When I presented my notion that we try and help the...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Sep 17, 2010 | Executive Functioning
You’re a 10 year old boy with a learning disability. This learning disability stuff is very tough. Every day you look around the room and see people finishing tasks quickly, getting smiles from the teacher for all the work handed in on time. You don’t get those...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jan 22, 2010 | Modern Childhood
"Step right up folks! Our unproven, unsubstantiated therapy and treatment is guaranteed to cure all things bothering you about your child. That’s right for the low fee, special offer of $3,499 over the next year, we will cure bedwetting, ADHD, reading...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jan 5, 2010 | Assessment
Many shut-down learner kids, have great trouble with different facets of language that we often take for granted. Take Emma, age 8. The other night, Emma was told by her mother that her father was “tied up in traffic.” Emma burst into...
