The hardest part of my job is persuading parents or spouses that their family member can be really, really smart and have a learning disability. No long ago I attended a parent-teacher meeting at the request of the school...

Well, by now, everyone should know that my answer will always be “yes”, since it is important to know how your brain works and processes information. But my families often express a lot of confusion over whether or not...

Space-Invaders. Centipede. Tron. Galaga. Pac-Man. Mario. I remember, in 198X, after much anticipation (aka delayed gratification), the joy of finding an Atari gaming system under the Christmas tree. I had waited months to play the "realistic" games of destroying...

I'm really getting tired of watching people feed their kids crap food. A steady diet of chicken nuggets, white bread, hotdogs, and processed food is bad for the body and the brain. High fructose corn syrup is horrible; there’s...

Reading is NOT Natural A few years ago, I made the mistake of requesting information from a company that "guaranteed improved reading scores within a few weeks". Ever since then, despite repeated attempts to block them, the company frequently...

Ok, you've now decided to get your child (or yourself) tested. What should you look for in a specialist? What type of testing should you get? Where do you start? Parents can choose to have their child tested through...