Dr. Ann Simun
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| Dr. Ann Simun has been working professionally with children with learning and behavioral challenges since 1989. She is a licensed psychologist (PSY20113), with a specialization in neuropsychology. She also is a credentialed and experienced School Psychologist, making her eligible to conduct IEEs for school district disputes. She was also licensed as an Educational Psychologist. She is listed with the National Register of Healthcare Providers in Psychology, and is a member of American Psychological Association, National Academy of Neuropsychology, International Neuropsychological Society, and the Association for Psychological Science. Dr. Simun specializes in complex diagnostic cases, specifically differential diagnosis of learning disorder, developmental disorders (including Autism Spectrum), attentional difficulties, brain injury, gifted underachievers, and medically-based learning challenges. She is especially effective in cases involving IEPs and public schools due to her extensive experience working in the public schools. She works closely with parents, schools, and attorneys/advocates to help create appropriate, effective and individualized programs for children with special needs. She uses a science-based approach to examining the basis of the youngster's learning challenges, and programmatic needs. Her IEE reports have been accepted, and her work requested by, many of the school districts in Los Angeles County. She attends IEP, DPH, and mediation hearings as requested, and assists the IEP team in interpreting the findings of the report, and with applying the findings to the creation of the IEP/IPP/ITP. Dr. Simun completed her PsyD at Pepperdine University, and completed her residency in clinical psychology at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio with an emphasis on Neuropsychology. She completed postdoctoral training in forensic psychology. She completed a 2-year postdoctoral training program in Neuropsychology at Harbor UCLA supervised by nationally recognized neuropsychologists Drs. Kyle Boone and Marcel Ponton. Dr. Simun has worked as a school psychologist for over 10 years. She was employed by the State of California Board of Consumer Affairs as a subject matter expert in the area of educational psychology, and was involved in the rewriting of the California Licensed Educational Psychologist examination. She has been named as an independent expert in psychological assessment in multiple states and jurisdictions. She teaches graduate-level courses in psychometrics (testing), research methods, statistics, and ethics at universities in Southern California. She has given presentations at national conferences on assessment of children and other topics. |