SPP 163: Dr. Stephanie Nelson

#psychedpodcast is excited to chat with Dr. Nelson!

https://www.centerforchilddevelopmentwa.com/the-center-for-child-development/stephanie-nelson.html

Stephanie Nelson, Ph.D., ABPP, ABPdN is a licensed clinical psychologist who is board certified in pediatric neuropsychology and in clinical neuropsychology. She provides comprehensive neuropsychological assessments of children, adolescents, and young adults experiencing a wide range of cognitive, developmental, social, and emotional issues. Examples of issues she can help with include attention or organizational problems, thinking or processing differences, cognitive profiles associated with a medical condition, language or memory difficulties, sensory problems, friendship struggles, and anxiety or depression. Dr. Nelson specializes in assessment of very complex children whose multifaceted challenges have been difficult for families and other professionals to untangle. She also provides autism evaluations using the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2). Her research focuses on improving assessment methods for children with neurodevelopmental challenges and their families, and making sure that reports are clear, comprehensive, and useful for the doctors, therapists, and teachers who work with these children. In the community, Dr. Nelson frequently presents to parent and educator groups on topics such as executive functioning, information processing, and learning.