Many parents and teachers know a child who seems incapable of taking notes in class. As hard as the student might try, their notes are a jumbled mess; incomplete, disorganized, […]

Supporting Executive Functioning Skills in the Classroom

Executive functions are the basic skill sets in our brains that drive us to pay attention, make plans, keep on track, prioritize, […]

Executive functions are the skills that kids and adults need to manage themselves and get things done in their daily activities. They have become even more crucial during the […]

Video games are a great test of a player’s willingness to fail and then get back up again.  Losing health points, powers, and ultimately one’s life in a video game […]

COVID-19 based, remote learning has been a blessing and a curse for children with learning disabilities. These students lose out when they don’t meet with their teachers in smaller classes. […]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve done much of my clinical work online via Zoom, the same tool that many of my patients are using to attend school. Many of the […]

Remote learning was a failure in its first iteration for the majority of US students. Were we to give it a grade, it would probably be a “D” or an […]

It’s the beginning of the fantasy football season and in a few months, the smartest general managers will be celebrating their league championships. I would argue that many of the […]

Teaching executive functioning skills may be more important for a child’s success at school than acquiring academic skills. Don’t trust me on this–ask any teacher. You’re likely to find that […]

We now have a nation of homeschoolers. Prior to March 2020, only about 4% of parents were choosing to homeschool their children, while a recent poll by Outschool indicated that […]