by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Dec 13, 2018 | Executive Functioning
It may not be the best time of the year to start one, but right after the New Year, how about you try an “Academy” with your child. Some time ago I went to a training given by the psychologist Ray Levy who talked about the use of “Academies” to address challenging...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Dec 7, 2018 | ADHD/ADD
Last week we talked about Ryan and his “Quasi-ADHD,” inspired by a by 7th grader I had recently met who had been previously diagnosed with ADHD (see Ryan & His Quasi ADD). Ryan was “diagnosed” following an interview with his mom and the completion of a checklist...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Nov 30, 2018 | ADHD/ADD
Over the last couple of decades ADHD (commonly referred to as “ADD”) seems to be pretty casually diagnosed from all I can tell. It doesn’t take much to get “diagnosed.” The parent fills out a rating scale, which usually comes up positive for things like...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Nov 27, 2018 | Podcast
On Monday 11/19/18, Dr. Selznick joined comedian Dena Blizzard on the inaugural episode of her Facebook live talk show, Sip Share Advocate, to discuss advocacy issues over a glass of wine. View the recorded episode below! ...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Nov 16, 2018 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
For this week’s inspiration we find ourselves looking to some pretty heavy hitters. Voltaire said, “The best is the enemy of the good.” On that same theme, Confucius reminded that, “Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.” Shakespeare,...
