by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Oct 1, 2010 | Modern Childhood
As part of a typical assessment battery that I conduct with young adults (16 years and older), they are asked to define certain words. One of the more curious trends that I’ve observed in recent years is the difficulty that these young adults have defining two...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Sep 24, 2010 | Modern Childhood
Kiera, age 16, has had a rough year in school. After receiving grades of D’s and F’s in most of her major subjects, Kiera’s parents have brought her to a variety of specialists. Different medications were prescribed and tried. "Train 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. | Jun 14, 2010 | Assessment, Modern Childhood
"It was six men of Indostan To learning much inclined, Who went to see the Elephant Though all of them were blind, That each by observation Might satisfy his mind." The above comes from the parable of the Blind Men and the Elephant. A group of blind (or men...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | May 27, 2010 | Parenting Misc
Many of you who watched the last Winter Olympics became captivated by the curious sport of Curling. In it, players slide a stone across a sheet of ice towards a target area. Probably the oddest-looking aspect of the sport are the “Sweepers.” It’s...
