by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | May 14, 2021 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities, Writing Difficulty-Dysgraphia
For a whole host of reasons that won’t be raised at the moment, writing is difficult to adequately assess, even though there are standardized measures that practitioners and education specialists use in the assessment of writing. I would be willing to go out on a...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | May 7, 2021 | Assessment
Treatment options and the range of professional recommendations can be bewildering, not to mention all of the “on the street” opinions. Just like the parable of “The Blind Men and the Elephant, different professionals will identify a part of the “elephant” and...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Apr 30, 2021 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
Not sure how many cases of reading disability (dyslexia) I’ve seen over the years, but it’s safe to assume it’s a pretty big number. You would think that assessing another child with significant dyslexia would be pretty, “ho hum” or humdrum, as in “been there...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Apr 23, 2021 | Parenting Misc
It’s pretty safe to assume that most of you out there in parent-land would agree that giving a 10- year- old the keys to the car and letting him/her drive would not be too wise. What about giving a 7 or 8 year old her own cell phone? While it may not be as reckless as...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Apr 16, 2021 | ADHD/ADD
Once parents have gotten the “diagnosis” of ADHD, typically medication is offered as the next step. Parents will think the medication will do more than it can do in reality. The goal of the medication is to help the child pay attention and focus better. That’s it! A...
