Jerome Schultz, PhD
Clinical Neuropsychologist and Lecturer on Child Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Highlights
Former Chair of the LDA Professional Advisory Board, and recipient of the LDA Award from the Learning Disability Association of America (2016)
Licensed psychologist in Massachusetts
Author of Nowhere to Hide: Why Kids With ADHD and LD Hate School and What We Can Do About It
Jerome (Jerry) Schultz is a clinical neuropsychologist and lecturer in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. For nearly 40 years, he has specialized in working with children, adolescents, and young adults with special learning or behavioral needs. In his book, Nowhere to Hide, he shares much of what he’s learned
He began his career as a special education teacher. He has held faculty positions at Boston College, Wright State University, and Lesley College, where he was founding director of the Learning Lab. He has set up and run several clinics serving children with special needs, and has had a private practice in Wellesley, Massachusetts, for more than 30 years.
He has a BA and MA from The Ohio State University and a PhD from Boston College. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology at Tufts Medical Center.
Publications, media, and appearances
The roots of ADHD motivation problems — and how to get students engaged in learning (ADDitude, 2022)
A 6-step plan for teaching ADHD self-advocacy skills (ADDitude, 2021)
Make homework more engaging — and boost your child’s self-confidence, too (ADDitude, 2023)
