by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Oct 4, 2018 | ADHD/ADD
The thing about ADHD (or as it’s called more casually in the public – ADD), is that it’s pretty hard to challenge once the “diagnosis” has been given. There are no legitimate tests that I know of for ADD. Physicians primarily rely on rating scales, like the...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Sep 27, 2018 | School/Special Education Misc
You may not remember it, but there was a time in American education before IEP’s, 504 Plan’s and “special education.” It was in 1975 that federal legislation was passed, guaranteeing a free appropriate public education to each child with a disability. It was called...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Sep 14, 2018 | Modern Childhood
Lately, I’ve had a run on “meltdowny” kids. I know “meltdowny” is not a word, but I bet you get it. These are the ones who without a lot of provocation have a wild storm of a fit. Often it’s tied in to something like homework or...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Sep 7, 2018 | Parenting Misc
The Characters: Mom and dad of seven year old starting second grade after Dr. Selz has evaluated their seven year old child and reviewed some of the findings. Setting – Sitting around a table somewhere in South Jersey....
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Aug 31, 2018 | School/Special Education Misc
By Wednesday of each week, I find myself in a bit of a self-imposed panic that I haven’t written the post yet for the week and feel the pressure of Friday looming (when the posts come out). What am I going to write about this week? Have I written this before? Is it...
