Megan Ocken-Helmen, Psy.D., LP

💛 How could your life have been impacted if someone helped you understand your disability from early on?

Research interviewing adults with disabilities like autism, ADHD, and learning disabilities is very compelling: Knowing about and understanding your disability helps create positive identity, allows connection to community, and is a buffer against mental health symptoms.

Out kid feedback sessions are research-supported, sometimes zany, sometimes deeply moving, and always honor whatever reaction a child has in the moment.

✨You would be AMAZED at kids’ reactions.

❤️Creating a practice that integrates this step is and always will be one of the best things I’ve ever done.

Thanks to Dr. Liz of Dr. Liz Angoff for creating books and tools that support this process!

No child is untestable. The question is, what conditions create a situation where they are able to demonstrate their capabilities?

What have your experiences with evaluations been like?

Welcome, Anna! 🎉 We are so glad to have you on the Developmental Discoveries team! If you call to ask questions or schedule, you’ll likely have the pleasure of chatting with Anna 😄

We bid a sad farewell to Meg, who we knew at the time of hire, that her graduate school plans would take her onward and upward eventually. If you had the pleasure of talking to Meg in the past couple years, you know how wonderful she is!

❤️Love this idea from .imagines

🤓Guilty as charged- will try this hack

Join me on May 8th along with and gain a framework, tools, and resources for your recommendations sections of reports! Link and discount code in bio.

ADHD and Autism are 👏 not 👏 mental 👏 health 👏 conditions…got that AI?!

🚌What’s an IEP?! It’s what we sometimes call ‘special education.’ It can take many forms (I could over explain SO MUCH MORE!) but this is the basic idea 😄

I’m not concise. I don’t want to edit video. So going forth, I present a series of videos that explain a developmental topic from my work, with potentially excessive repetition and detail! 🎉

As an aspiring imperfectionist whose company values include authenticity and scholarship, I present an unedited me in an effort to share helpful, reputable information 😅😊 Take what serves you and leave the rest ❤️

I’m a pediatric neuropsychologist specializing in developmental disabilities and differences (e.g., autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, giftedness, 2e, and more). I’ve provided evaluations for toddlers to teens since 2011. Welcome!






Necessary disclaimer: this content does not constitute medical advice or therapy