by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Aug 3, 2023 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities, School/Special Education Misc
Is your child falling off the Curriculum Ship? The Curriculum Ship leaves dock in early September and starts steering its course until mid to late June, when it arrives at port somewhere on the other side of the ocean. Not slowing down even when some passengers are...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jul 28, 2023 | Assessment, Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
Liana’s mom has seen a great deal of struggling in her 4th grade daughter. After I evaluated Liana, the mom asked me, “Was this a problem that could have been averted?” As I explained to her there are valid and reliable screening measures that can be given early...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jul 20, 2023 | ADHD/ADD
Over the last couple of decades ADHD (commonly referred to as “ADD”) is frequently diagnosed with struggling children. Within the doctor’s office, the child’s history is reviewed along with the parent filling out a rating scale (typically the...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jul 14, 2023 | ADHD/ADD, Executive Functioning, Modern Childhood
A common complaint that parents bring to me is some variation on the theme of the child being poorly motivated. Parents will say things like, “He just doesn’t seem to care about anything (other than screens). We’ve tried everything and nothing seems to motivate...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jul 7, 2023 | Modern Childhood, Parenting Misc
Picking up on last week’s theme with Marla where we talked about her “anger issues (“Marla and Her ‘Anger Issues’”), there were other interactions with the world telling a similar story. A day or so ago, I was with our dog, Ella, in a pet store. Ella was on a...
