by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jul 27, 2017 | School/Special Education Misc
(The following is a modification of an earlier post.) Sometimes I think that we have the notion that all of us before being born line up in heaven to receive our IQ scores. You can almost imagine hearing the announcement from one of God’s helpers, “If you are...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jul 21, 2017 | Executive Functioning
I evaluated a middle school kid recently who was recently “diagnosed” with ADHD. You know the drill. The school told parents that, “We’re not doctors and can’t diagnose, but we think you should see your child’s doctor.” (Translation: “Go to your doctor now and get...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jul 12, 2017 | Assessment
When talking to parents about their children I am continually using metaphors, imagery that can help parents to better understand their children. One of the favorite images I use refers to the “pie cart” of childhood. How we divide up the pie is the concern that I...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jul 6, 2017 | Executive Functioning
“It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study. Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn’t see how I’d ever got to like it so well at the...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Jun 29, 2017 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
About 50% of the kids in the early grades are pretty immune to whatever they get in school. Whatever reading or learning method comes their way they handle it and make good progress in the key areas of development. I call these the “Smooth Road Kids.” Everybody’s...
