NESCANotes Blog

By: Sarah LaFerriere, M.Ed.
Transition Specialist, NESCA

Start With the Life You Are Preparing For

Transition planning works best when it begins with the student’s desired adult life and works backward.

For exam...

By: Sarah LaFerriere, M.Ed.
Transition Specialist, NESCA

For many families, high school graduation is viewed as the finish line.

After years of IEP meetings, evaluations, academic goals, and services, earning a diploma...

By: Jane Hauser
Director of Marketing & Outreach, NESCA

I recently had the opportunity to learn more about NESCA’s latest addition to its Pediatric Neuropsychology staff, Dr. James Lynch. We are thrilled to have Dr. Lynch on our team at NESCA! I hope you enjoy getting to learn more about him here as well.

What are your areas ...

By: Alissa Talamo, PhD
Pediatric Neuropsychologist, NESCA

When a student struggles to start writing, loses track of directions, or takes hours to complete homework, the immediate assumption is often: “This is an

By: Moira Creedon, Ph.D. 

NESCA MA Clinical Director; Pediatric Neuropsychologist, NESCA

As we reach the end of our first month back to school, many of us may be reaching the end of that glorious honeymoon period – the phase when kids are excit...