SPM and SPM-2 Quick Tips Case Study: What’s Behind Challenging Behaviors in the Classroom?

Because most ADHD research focuses on children, less is known about how symptom profiles change as people move into adolescence and adulthood. What do practitioners need to know about how ADHD looks and feels at different life stages?

Comprehensive Treatment-Informed Evaluation Frameworks can lead to reliable diagnoses. Perhaps more importantly, they can open a child’s world to you, leading to effective, highly individualized treatment plans.  

A robust, comprehensive assessment plan can help you ensure that students are developing skills in all five components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

In August 2022, the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) published a revised position statement updating its recommendations for identifying students with specific learning disabilities (SLDs).

Identifying autism shouldn’t depend on a single assessment, no matter how thorough or precise that assessment is. A clear diagnosis—one your client can trust, and you can feel confident delivering—is the result of a comprehensive evaluation, generally involving a team of health professionals.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends universal anxiety screening for children and teens 8–18 years of age. Learn more about the rising rates of anxiety that prompted the recommendation.

The APA’s newly released guidelines explain how psychologists should choose, use, and interpret assessments for people with disabilities.

Decades of research have shown that strong social and emotional skills predict success in school, at work, and in personal relationships across a lifetime. With so much riding on this complex set of abilities, should students be screened for social and emotional competence as a matter of routine, just as they are for vision and hearing? For many experts, the answer is an emphatic “yes.” Here’s why.  

On March 18, 2022, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) updated the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR). Under criterion A, which describes differences in social communication and social interaction, the phrase “as manifested by the following” has been revised to read “as manifested by all of the following.” 

The best outcomes for clients and students happen when parents, caregivers, educators, and clinicians collaborate. Here's how to cultivate effective partnerships, establish trust, and foster open communication.

Excellence in assessment is the result of deliberate practice. These time-tested, evidence-based strategies can elevate your assessment expertise. 

On February 8, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published updated for the first time since 2004. The new milestone checklists were developed in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).