Biography

Dr. Jerome (Jerry) Schultz is a clinical neuropsychologist and is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School in the Department of Psychiatry. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of children and young adults with learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other special needs. He received his undergraduate and Master´s degrees from The Ohio State University and holds a Ph.D. from Boston College. He has completed postdoctoral fellowships in both clinical psychology and pediatric neuropsychology. Prior to returning to private clinical practice in Lexington, Massachusetts, Dr. Schultz served as the Co-Director of the Center for Child and Adolescent Development, CCAD, a service of the Cambridge Health Alliance. Before that he served as the Founding Director of an evaluation clinic called the Learning Lab @ Lesley University. Formerly a middle school special education teacher, Dr. Schultz maintained a private neuropsychology practice in Wellesley, Massachusetts and taught at Lesley University for over 25 years.

In addition to his clinical and educational work, Dr. Schultz serves as an international consultant on issues related to the neuropsychology and appropriate education of children and young adults with special needs. He currently serves as Consulting Neuropsychologist for the Newton, Massachusetts Public Schools.

Dr. Schultz has served on the Board of Directors of the Learning Disabilities Network, and was the Vice President of the Board of the Learning Disabilities Association of Massachusetts. He has created several award-winning videotapes, and written many articles about children with special needs . He served for many years as the Expert on Learning Disabilities and ADHD at www.familyeducation.com, a website for parents and teachers. He has been a contributor to www.Idonline.org, a site that provides valuable information about learning disabilities. He is currently a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the prestigious journal, Academic Psychiatry. He is on the Professional Advisory Board of the Learning Disability Association of America, and is on the Advisory Board of a site called Inside ADHD.