by Dr. Selz | Oct 10, 2025 | Modern Childhood, Parenting Misc
One of my favorite kids, Sam, came in to see me recently. Nearly six and starting first grade, I’ve been tracking Sam since he was three. Sam’s had issues with what was being called, “behavioral self-regulation.” Mostly, Sam had difficulty coping with the word...
by Dr. Selz | Sep 19, 2025 | School/Special Education Misc, Uncategorized
IEP’s & 504’s What’s the Difference? Do you know the difference between a 504 Plan and an IEP? It’s fine if you don’t, but in case these are relevant to you, here’s a basic primer. 504 Plans 504’s only provide accommodations, not direct...
by Dr. Selz | Sep 5, 2025 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
Over the years, I’ve been a bit of a hoarder. Like most things, there are advantages and disadvantages to this habit. One advantage is that I have held on to different journals that were in the dustbins of Temple University’s renowned Reading Clinic, which at one time...
by Dr. Selz | Jul 18, 2025 | ADHD/ADD
“‘I think the current diagnosis of ADHD is a mess and has been wildly overdone. It blames a variety of symptoms entirely on the child’s brain, and ignores the child’s environment and the interaction with it.” (Dr. William B. Carey, pediatrician, researcher,...
by Dr. Selz | Jul 11, 2025 | Writing Difficulty-Dysgraphia
Let’s say your 12-year-old, 6th grade child spelled the following words: bref (brief) susess (success) edcccate (educate) resolt (result) kicten (kitchen Then he wrote the following story to a picture prompt “Once a o pon a time there was a kid that was a million air...
