My Top 10 Auditory Working Memory Strategies (for students) Auditory working memory is the memory used to remember and work with information that you hear, but it’s the information that does not have a lot of meaning. Meaningful information, such as a funny story, goes to your verbal memory. It is easier to remember because […]
The IQ Test and your child
Should I get my child’s IQ tested? The short answer is NO(!) . . . UNLESS you have a good reason and you understand what IQ testing has become. It’s better to understand that stuff in advance, but few people do. IQ (a judgement about a person’s intelligence) is a loaded concept with a controversial […]
New Years Resolutions-no worries, just reflections
I like New Year’s Resolutions. Some people hate them. Some people think they are useless. Some people think you are only setting yourself up for failure if you make them. Not me. Maybe its because I think of them more as reflections, than resolutions. My New Year’s Resolutions mean I have taken some me-time to […]
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Parenting a Child with Poor Emotion Regulation
When little people are overwhelmed by big emotions, it’s our job to share our calm, not join their chaos. ~L.R. Knost The Intense Child (an understatement) Do you have one of those “intense” children, a “spirited” one, a bit passionate . . . alright – a HARD one? Do you have the kid who falls […]
Your Child’s Diagnosis-or Not
I don’t diagnose. I mean . . . I CAN diagnose, but I often don’t. I am a developmental neuropsychologist and I do reassure parents that I can diagnose any possible learning disability. But frankly, it’s not the point of my evaluation. I don’t see my evaluations as diagnostic evaluations, but as comprehensive developmental evaluations […]
Writing Disabilities and Dysgraphia-Getting Thoughts onto Paper
It starts with a call from a parent Here is one of my more common conversations with parents who are calling about a possible evaluation of their child’s academic needs – A mother (90% of the time, it is the mother who contacts me) on phone, “It is about my son (99% of the time, […]
Reading for PLEASURE! Encouraging the reluctant reader
Summer reading – It’s the thing. For some of us, it is the highlight of summer. And for some of our kids, it is (one of) the highlights of their summer. And we love that because we know it is making them smarter while they are having some much-coveted down-time. But so many kids […]
Homework
I like the teacher who gives you something to take home and think about besides homework.-Lily Tomlin Labor Day is over, so just about anyone going back to school is now there. And where there is school, there is usually homework. Although research is not clear on the benefits of homework, about 70% of teachers […]
August 2014 News about kids, ADHD and the classroom
Just a quick entry. It is back to school and exciting for most. For some parents, it is a time of anxiety because for some kids, it is an acute loss of freedom of movement that they desperately need. As school starts, lets remember that movement is great and classroom structure is supportive. Here is […]
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