Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents - News & Notes
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Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents is a pediatric neuropsychology practice and integrative treatment center in Newton, Massachusetts, serving clients from preschool through young adulthood and their families.
Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents - News & Notes
2d ago
By: Maggie Rodriguez, Psy.D.
Pediatric Neuropsychologist, NESCA
Among the parts of my job that I find most meaningful are the conversations I get to have with parents during intake and feedback sessions. During an intake, much of the emphasis is on history taking. Some of it isn’t very exciting; trust me, I get that it can be tedious to review information like how much your child weighed at birth, how many ear infections they had, and when they learned to walk. Yet so often the information parents are able to share about a child’s history is crucial. There’s a quote attributed to Michael Vent ..read more
Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents - News & Notes
1w ago
By: Kelley Challen, Ed.M., CAS
Director of Transition Services, NESCA
With vacation weeks coming up in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, many local families—especially those with juniors in high school—are contemplating visits to college campuses. School vacation weeks in the spring are a great time to visit colleges because you can tour the campus at a point in time when students are engaged in a typical flurry of academic and extracurricular activities. Summer may allow for more convenient or peaceful tours, but it is not a time of year when the happenings on campus accurately reflect student ..read more
Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents - News & Notes
2w ago
By: Alissa Talamo, PhD
Pediatric Neuropsychologist, NESCA
“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
– Michael Jordan
“Our potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another.”
– Angela Duckworth, “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance”
What is it that separates those who succeed and those who give up? Is it talent? Is it luck? In the book, “Grit: The Power of Passion and Persev ..read more
Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents - News & Notes
3w ago
By: Cynthia Hess, PsyD
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
One of society’s leading sources of information is social media, which can be an excellent source of information and support. Parents may turn to social media when they notice their child struggling, trying to find others with similar concerns or answers about why their child seems “different.” Additionally, many children, adolescents, and young adults who feel different or out of place seek and find people or ideas that resonate with them online. While it may put them at ease, it often leads parents and their children to question if there is ..read more
Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents - News & Notes
3w ago
By: Carly Edelstein, MSW, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Executive Function Coach
Mental Health challenges and executive function (EF) deficits are often intertwined, as one can easily impact the severity of the other. As a psychotherapist and executive function coach, I find myself regularly assessing my clients with comorbid EF and mental health challenges in order to identify which presented first.
Why does this matter?
Emotional regulation and executive control both live in the frontal lobe of the brain. They operate close together and impact one another. Because of this, me ..read more
Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents - News & Notes
3w ago
By: Kelley Challen, Ed.M., CAS
Director of Transition Services, NESCA
March is an incredibly busy time in my household. Three out of four of our family members celebrate birthdays, winter sports turn into playoffs, and school events seem to pop up every week. March is also the time when we finalize our “summer camp plan” and manage lengthy online registration processes. If you have a teenager in the household, particularly a teen with a disability, you may also be thinking about summer and feeling particular pressure to “make the most” of the time while your child is still in high school. In c ..read more
Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents - News & Notes
3w ago
By: Lauren Halladay, Ph.D.
Pediatric Neuropsychologist, NESCA
Children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often struggle to sustain attention, follow directions, and appropriately interact with peers when compared to children with typical development. Executive functioning challenges, including difficulties with self-regulation, are also common in individuals with ADHD. Executive functioning refers to the neuropsychological-based functions involved in the regulation of behavioral states and the organization of goal-directed behavior. This can present as difficulty breaking do ..read more
Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents - News & Notes
3w ago
By Jasmine Badamo, MA
Educational Counselor; Executive Function Coach
In my work as an executive function tutor, a priority is to foster collaborations with the other adults in my clients’ lives. Every relationship brings something different to a young person: different perspectives, areas of expertise, support abilities, opportunities for conflict management, etc. But while every person in your child’s life plays a unique role in their growth, family members often serve as the “control tower” for communication between the various environments of a child’s life. That’s why, of all the collabor ..read more
Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents - News & Notes
1M ago
By: Kelley Challen, Ed.M., CAS
Director of Transition Services, NESCA
March is an incredibly busy time in my household. Three out of four of our family members celebrate birthdays, winter sports turn into playoffs, and school events seem to pop up every week. March is also the time when we finalize our “summer camp plan” and manage lengthy online registration processes. If you have a teenager in the household, particularly a teen with a disability, you may also be thinking about summer and feeling particular pressure to “make the most” of the time while your child is still in high school. In c ..read more
Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents - News & Notes
1M ago
By: Lauren Halladay, Ph.D.
Pediatric Neuropsychologist, NESCA
Children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often struggle to sustain attention, follow directions, and appropriately interact with peers when compared to children with typical development. Executive functioning challenges, including difficulties with self-regulation, are also common in individuals with ADHD. Executive functioning refers to the neuropsychological-based functions involved in the regulation of behavioral states and the organization of goal-directed behavior. This can present as difficulty breaking do ..read more