by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Oct 30, 2015 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
There’s a lot in this business that gets me rolling my eyes. Too often when I talk to parents about what is going on with their child, I feel my cranky meter rising. Take, Patricia, the mom of 7 year old Beth Anne. Patricia plopped a stack of reports on my desk....
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Oct 23, 2015 | Executive Functioning
I had the pleasure the other night presenting to parents at the Orchard Friends School. The topic was “Executive Functioning & Shut-Down Learners.” As I always try to do, my mission is to present concepts that I think become unnecessarily overcomplicated (like...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Oct 16, 2015 | Writing Difficulty-Dysgraphia
Open-ended writing can be dreadfully difficult for school-struggling children. Many kids, especially in the early grades, find the task of writing to be overwhelming on a variety of levels. Typically, schools recommend occupational therapy (OT) to address the issue....
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Oct 9, 2015 | Dyslexia/Reading & Learning Disabilities
“It’s getting late early.” Yogi Berra Anxiety over your child’s school-based problems can start fairly early. A mom recently contacted me after reading The Shut-down Learner. “My son is drowning in school. You think he could be a shut-down learner?” When I wrote...
by Richard Selznick Ph.D. | Aug 26, 2015 | Parenting Misc
At this point in the season, the pit in the stomach is reforming with back-to-school just around the corner. There are no doubts about, getting everything that your kids need to get their school year off to the best possible start can take a huge toll on your bank...
