The Testing Psychologist Podcast

466. Neurodiversity-Affirming Assessment w/ Dr. Matt Zakreski


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In yet another installment of “Why haven’t we talked about this on the podcast yet??”, I have Dr. Matt Zakreski here to dive into neurodiversity-affirming assessment practices. Matt draws from years of experience and hundreds of speaking engagements on this topic during this conversation. Perhaps most importantly, he makes it okay to not have all the answers and to keep getting better in this area of practice. These are a few other topics that we tackle:

  • Definitions of neurodiversity and neurodiversity-affirming
  • Statistics on neurodiversity in our country right now
  • Testing-specific practices to be more affirming, all the way from website design to report-writing
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      About Dr. Matt Zakreski

      Matthew “Dr. Matt” Zakreski, PsyD is a high energy, creative clinical psychologist and professional speaker who utilizes an eclectic approach to meet the specific needs of his neurodivergent clients. He is proud to serve the Gifted community as a consultant, a professor, an author, and a researcher. He has spoken hundreds of times all over the world about supporting neurodivergent kids. Dr. Zakreski is a member of Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG), the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), the New Jersey Association for Gifted Children (NJAGC), and Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education (PAGE). Dr. Zakreski graduated from Widener University’s Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology (IGCP) in 2016. He is the co-founder of The Neurodiversity Collective:

      Get in Touch

      • Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/drmattzakreski
      • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drmattzakreski/
      • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-zakreski-0a32358
      • Psychology Today: www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/the-neurodiversity-collective-succasunna-nj/1254692
      • Website: https://www.theneurodiversitycollective.com/ (For Therapy)
      • Website: Https://www.drmattzakreski.com (For Speaking Engagements)
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        I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and have grown to over 20 clinicians. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents.

        As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids.

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