by Dr. Selz | Jan 23, 2025 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
Parents frequently raise questions of dyslexia with their child’s school. When they report back to me how the conversation went, I get the feeling that the school goes into a sort of quiet hush mode, like they are talking about Voldemort – “He Who Must Not Be Named.”...
by Dr. Selz | Jan 16, 2025 | ADHD/ADD, Reading Comprehension
When Kids struggle with reading comprehension, often there is an overlap in “real life” and the way the child interacts in their personal world. In this era of automatically labeling and pathologizing an unwanted behavior as “ADHD,” this overlap is something...
by Dr. Selz | Jan 3, 2025 | Writing Difficulty-Dysgraphia
I am continually struck by the challenges struggling children face when it comes to their writing. At a very basic level, they have little to no idea what goes into the writing of a sentence, no less a paragraph or a typical three-paragraph essay. For children who...
by Dr. Selz | Dec 19, 2024 | Assessment, Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities, Reading Comprehension
Many children referred for assessments are related to struggles with reading, spelling and writing. Not knowing what direction to go, parents feel a sense of desperation and need guidance on appropriate next steps. Once the issues are identified, the remediation,...
by Dr. Selz | Dec 13, 2024 | Parenting Misc
Change does not come easily for any of us. Think about how deeply ingrained our personalities, habits and proclivities are. Fundamentally, we are who we are. Parents spend a lot of time trying to change children and I sometimes find that their efforts may be a bit too...
