Distance Learning and Mental Health For more than a year, our students have attended some version of at-home distance learning, which has taken a toll…
Read MoreReclaiming Disability as Superpower
Is anyone else absolutely blown away by the awesomeness of 16-year old climate activist Greta Thunberg? This young woman is taking the world by storm…
Read MoreAutism Assessment Tips for School Psychologists: A Coffee Chat with Dr. Bryna Siegel
School psychologists are in the important position of being navigators for parents of children with Autism when they need it the most. When parents have…
Read MoreDance with the Tiger.
Twice this week, I embarrassed myself by making an obscure reference to an obscure part in an obscure film to make a point. Has anyone…
Read MoreSpecial Education, IEPs, and Due Process, Oh My.
For those of you who missed it, here’s my appearance on Learning and Laughter with Louise on the topic of special education. I did this…
Read MoreSensory-Integration Disorders
When I first started my clinical practice at a Children’s Hospital, I got referrals left and right to assess children for “Sensory Integration” disorders. The…
Read MoreOJ is Going to Jail
You are thinking: “How is OJ Simpson’s latest pending incarceration possibly related to educational psychology?” WELL. This is a full-service blog, people! As I picked…
Read MoreUnder the Microscope
While waiting at the airport the other day, I overheard a mother saying solemnly to her friend, “Dillon is such a picky eater. AND he…
Read MorePsychoeducational, not Psycho-Educational—Part III
This post could be an entire blog, book, or career. I will try to do it justice. The cognitive/intelligence portion of the pychoeducational assessment is…
Read MoreAlphabet Soup
I once worked with a 6-year old boy who was referred for a special education assessment following a report from a clinical psychologist that diagnosed…
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