Ep 15: Does your struggling student need an assessment? with Dr. Karen Wilson

As a parent, it’s hard to watch your child struggle in school. Many spend thousands of dollars through the years to support a student, but it may not be addressing the root cause of the difficulty. In this episode I’m talking with Dr. Karen Wilson about what an assessment can do for your struggling student, to not only help them in school today but to build their foundation for learning and success in the future. Listen in to learn: Is it causing my child enough of an issue that it’s causing them a hard time in a learning environment? The one question you need to ask yourself to decide if your student needs an assessment Why early intervention is so important for a struggling student What executive functioning is and why is it so important to a student’s success How early reading challenges affect learning as a child grows About the Guest: Dr. Karen Wilson is a Clinical Neuropsychologist, Director of West LA Neuropsychology, and an Assistant Clinical Professor (Voluntary) in the Medical Psychology Assessment Center at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Behavior at UCLA.  Dr. Wilson specializes in the assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adolescents, and she has extensive experience evaluating children and adults who present with neurological, medical and psychiatric disorders.  Dr. Wilson is also the Founder of ChildNEXUS.com, a web application that provides information to parents who have children struggling with neurodevelopmental or social-emotional issues. Dr. Karen Wilson has shared her expertise in a broad range of media outlets: television, radio, podcasts, print, and online. She is a sought after expert speaker and has been invited to address a multitude of audiences including parenting groups, educators, and professionals attending national conferences.  She has been recognized by California State University, Dominguez Hills as an exceptional scholar and educator who is among the most distinguished experts in her field.  Dr. Wilson has a caring approach, and she is personable, insightful, informative and engaging. She is available for consultation as an expert on a range of psychological and neuropsychological issues.  Follow Dr. Wilson on Twitter  & LinkedIn, or find resources for your child at https://www.childnexus.com/.   About the Host: Janice Scholl has spent her entire career talking about money and business. Through her time as a commercial banker, consultant and mentor to budding entrepreneurs, she helped clients create solid business and financial strategies to help propel their business to success. While working with aspiring female entrepreneurs, Janice noticed that the same four themes kept repeating: Many women are uncomfortable with finance, both in their business and in their personal life. Women want access to more women mentors and advisors. Women often start businesses because they feel the corporate world doesn’t fit their lifestyle. Few are motivated by purely financial reasons. Mothers didn’t want money to drive their family decisions. From these themes, The Money, Career, & Motherhood Podcast was born. Now Janice spends her time helping mothers gain confidence and understanding about money, career, and business topics as they relate to motherhood and family – the way many women actually think about money. Janice loves helping mothers implement business and financial strategies within their families to help each family member thrive.   Visit the Money, Career, & Motherhood website, Facebook page, Facebook group, or on Instagram.   Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe from the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.