A Teenager’s Guide to Understanding Slow Processing Speed

Do you take forever to do your homework? Are you always the last one to finish tests when you have them in class? Many teenagers and college students have the […]

How Teenagers Can Improve Executive Function and Processing Speed Skills

Becoming a teenager means more independence and responsibility. You need to think for yourself and about yourself. You may find yourself assessing your own strengths and weaknesses, and you probably […]

Book Recommendations for Kids with ADHD and Executive Functioning Issues

Kids with ADHD and executive functioning problems can find it difficult to fit into their world, “bumping” into others physically, socially, and emotionally. They may behave impulsively or do something […]

4 Summer Strategies for Reluctant Readers

Are books (especially bound books) and reading still relevant tools for learning?

Today’s kids are doing their homework online, no longer need to borrow library materials to research a project, […]

What’s So Great About Fortnite?

If you’re a parent and you haven’t heard of Fortnite, trust and believe you are the envy of all your fellow parents who are sick to death of the game. […]

Why It’s So Important to Talk to Your Child About Slow Processing Speed

If your child takes an excessive amount of time to do their homework at night and get ready for school in the morning, has trouble making quick decisions, and regularly […]

Helping Teens and Preteens Get Organized

One of the most common questions I encounter in my clinical work with parents, teens and preteens is , “Why isn’t my teenager more organized?” Often the primary answer is […]

Using Video Games to Teach Kids on the Autism Spectrum

Kids affected by high functioning, or Level 1, autism have some difficulty with “soft skills,” including social skills, communication, and adaptive behaviors. They may also have problems with sustained attention […]

An Argument Against Setting Screen Time Limits

From Dr. Kulman: I was recently asked to justify giving children unlimited access to age appropriate screen time. While I am not fully in agreement with this position, it forced […]

How Can Teens Improve Processing Speed?

This is one of our continuing series on teens and tech where we help teenagers understand more about learning, attentional, and social emotional concerns and how technology can help them.

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