Yellin Center for Mind, Brain, and Education

Dedicated to helping learners experience genuine success in school and in life. Dr. Paul B. He received his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University.

The Yellin Center provides Independent Educational Evaluations, Ongoing Care and Support for Students from Pre-K through Adulthood, and Services for Schools and Educators. Yellin is the Director of The Yellin Center for Mind, Brain, and Education in New York City. Dr. Yellin has dedicated his entire career to improving the well-being and development of young people. Prior to the establishment of T

he Yellin Center in 2007, he served for five years as National Director of the Student Success Program at the not-for-profit All Kinds of Minds Institute. There, he worked closely with the Institute's researchers and clinicians to deliver a multi-disciplinary model of learning assessments and personalized learning plans to thousands of students from across the world at sites in New York City and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In 2007, Dr. Yellin created The Yellin Center to expand this model of assessment. He assembled a team of experienced clinicians and administrators and set out to extend the scope of the learning assessment program and update it in keeping with the latest scientific research. Dr. Yellin
Dr. Yellin is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at New York University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, where he serves as a member of the faculty of the program in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics. The Yellin Center is affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and serves as a training site for its Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric Fellowship Program. Dr. Yellin has been an active member in the local and national leadership of the American Academy of Pediatrics, having served as President of the New York City Chapter as well as on several statewide and national committees. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of the Center for Applied Special Technology and The New York Institute for Special Education, and on the Board of Trustees for The Churchill School and Center. Dr. Yellin began his career as a neonatologist, caring for medically fragile children. He served as Associate Chief of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Brookdale Hospital Center and then became Director of Neonatal Clinical Services at NYU Medical Center, where he was named Faculty Teacher of the Year. At NYU Downtown Hospital, he served as Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President, as well as Director of Neonatology. It was this position that he held in September, 2001, when he and his colleagues were only a few blocks away from the World Trade Center. Influenced by the events going on around him as well as the difficulties he and his wife experienced in gaining understanding of one of their son’s learning difficulties, he left NYU Downtown and joined All Kinds of Minds, to hone his expertise in learning and assessment. He now works with students from Pre-K through graduate school and beyond, bringing his depth of experience and medical perspective to struggling students. Dr. Yellin is a native of New York City, where he attended Stuyvesant High School. He received his medical degree at the NYU School of Medicine and completed a pediatric residency at NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital. He completed a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at Babies Hospital of Columbia University School of Medicine and is board certified in both Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal medicine. He and his wife have three sons.

02/26/2025

Our colleagues at ADDitude Magazine have shared a explanation of the risks to Section 504 posed by Texas v. Becerra, which provides accommodations to approximately 8.5 million school children throughout the US. Read more about this lawsuit, the risks it poses to children with disabilities, and what actions you can take to help defend this important law and the children it protects at https://www.additudemag.com/section-504-lawsuit-adhd-accommodations/.

Your Child’s 504 Plan May Be in Peril If it succeeds, a lawsuit in Texas could end 504 Plans for 8.5 million public school students across the country. Here’s what you need to know.

Beyond Articulation: The Broader Scope of Speech and Language Therapy

12/02/2024

We're delighted to feature a guest blogger, Craig Selinger of https://BrooklynLetters.com/, who discusses the many ways that Speech and Language Therapists can help struggling students.
http://blog.yellincenter.com/2024/12/beyond-articulation-broader-scope-of.html

Beyond Articulation: The Broader Scope of Speech and Language Therapy We are delighted to welcome back guest blogger, Craig Selinger , M.S. CCC-SLP, Speech Language Pathologist, who will share important info...

05/19/2024

Big News!
Beginning Monday, May 20th, The Yellin Center for Mind, Brain, and Education will be located at 225 West 35th Street, just west of Seventh Avenue, in the heart of Manhattan near Penn Station. Our phone number and email addresses will be unchanged.

Our new mailing address is:

The Yellin Center for Mind, Brain, and Education
225 West 35th Street
Sixth Floor
New York, NY 10001

It wasn't an easy decision to leave our offices after 15 years, but changes in the way we all work in the post-pandemic years helped us decide to explore new space. Getting ready to move has been a big job, but our entire staff pitched in, our boxes are all packed, and each item of furniture is marked with its new location.

The movers come on Monday morning and we will be sharing photos of our terrific new space over the next few weeks. We look forward to seeing you on 35th Street!

08/15/2023

We are delighted to share the work of college student Annabel Bayer, who blogs about her experiences with academic struggles, a neuropsychological assessment, and getting academic accommodations. bit.ly/444VrIQ

02/14/2023

We've just posted the third and final blog in our "Lead Domino" series by Brandon Slade and Katie Zak of Untapped Learning. They have great ideas about how to boost executive functioning. https://bit.ly/3I0GgqV

02/06/2023

We are pleased to share the second in our series of guest posts on how to use the concept of "Lead Domino" to get up and out of the house in the morning, with all the items you need to have for a successful day. https://bit.ly/3RI1PRO

01/30/2023

We are beginning a three-part blog series, from the folks at Untapped Learning, on a unique approach to executive functioning. https://bit.ly/3Y40qYd

10/18/2022

It's FAFSA season and we've come across a highly accessible guide for students and parents that may make this process a bit easier. It's free and downloadable. Take a look and see if it can help you.
https://bit.ly/3TvVA37

08/16/2022

Our guest blogger, Craig Selinger, M.S. CCC-SLP, Speech Language Pathologist, has written an informative post about speech and language difficulties and how these can be addressed. https://bit.ly/3SRovPA

06/14/2022

The Yellin Center is hiring. We are seeking a full-time doctoral level psychologist. For more information:

Careers Current opportunities at The Yellin Center

04/26/2022

Our spring newsletter is out. Check out Dr. Yellin's discussion about why it is never too early or too late to address reading difficulties. See if your child is meeting recommended sleep goals. And take a look at how our office plant survived pandemic neglect. https://bit.ly/39kDejN

07/29/2021

Under new rules that take effect in the coming school year, the ACT exam will rely on students' IEP and 504 accommodations when determining disability accommodations. This will be a welcome change for students and will align the ACT with the procedures that the College Board has been using for the SAT.

ACT Exam to Use IEP/504 Accommodations Last week, the ACT Exam announced a change to how they would offer accommodations to students with learning, attention, and other disabilit...

07/14/2021

Don't miss our free live webinar tomorrow, July 15th @ 1 p.m
9 Ways to Prime Your Child for a Positive School Year.
Learn more and REGISTER NOW at https://bit.ly/3xFkhiV

06/24/2021

We're going back to basics, using our blog to address questions that parents have been asking. We start today with a primer on how tuition reimbursement works.

Back to Basics - Tuition Reimbursement When we began this blog back in the summer of 2009, we wrote a number of posts about the basics of special education law and how families co...

06/17/2021

Registration is now open for our upcoming Live Webinar on July 15: 9 Ways to Prime Your Child for a Positive School Year https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/return-to-school-preparation/

01/12/2021

Check out the Facebook Live interview with Dr. Paul Yellin, tomorrow morning at 9 am by the folks at RoboFun NYC. Dr. Yellin will discuss: Why get an evaluation for my child? What type of options for evaluations are there? How do I support my child's diverse learning needs? https://bit.ly/2MPqR3S

Our Traditional Holiday Poem - For an Untraditional Year

12/22/2020

As we do every year, we've posted our last blog of the year in rhyme. We wish all a very happy holiday season and a healthy, happy 2021! https://bit.ly/3nC4T1T

Our Traditional Holiday Poem - For an Untraditional Year This terrible, horrible, no good year is coming to an end It has broken our hearts and made things so hard We’ve almost gone way ‘roun...

11/26/2020

On this very different Thanksgiving, we're still thankful for so many things. Wishing you and yours a healthy, happy holiday!
https://bit.ly/365vMVE

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