This is anecdotal evidence that backs up a lot of statistics from other studies I've read, and it also provides examples of how students can help themselves succeed in college.
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- Dec 2018
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www.additudemag.com www.additudemag.com
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Parents can do a lot to empower their child to succeed in college. In the end, however, it’s the student’s own behavior that determines whether he succeeds.
As much as parents and educators can help students with ADHD, ultimately it has to be the student's decision to prepare for college/make change to improve their academic life.
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Holly Susi says that many of the college freshmen she encounters have never had to explain to an adult how ADHD affects them. “Students who come to see me are often unable to tell me how I can help,” she says. “Students should be prepared to explain how ADHD affects their academic performance and be ready to ask for specific accommodations.”
Knowing limitations is important for students when it comes to seeking help. It can be hard to describe what can help you do better if you don't know how you're being impeded in the first place.
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But knowing how to listen in class and keep up with assignments aren’t enough to ensure success at college. Your youngster must know how to manage his time, set and stay within a budget, do laundry, and generally get through life on his own.
Illustrates the skills that need work outside of academics. There are other sources that state why these skills are specifically ifficult for students with ADHD, and how ADHD affects the ability to manage time and budgets specifically.
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That’s because the 20-year-old cultivated good habits while attending high school in Glen Head, New York. “I had an assignment pad where I wrote everything down,” he explains. “I also had a big calendar on my bedroom wall. I wrote down upcoming papers and dates, so I always knew what I had going on.
The calendar idea goes along with my previous idea of making a plan for the semester before it actually starts to ease the transition into school work.
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www.additudemag.com www.additudemag.com
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An article on college accommodations written by Stephanie Sarkis, a therapist and author from Florida who specializes in ADHD and anxiety. It provides an overview of accommodations that can be offered, and it connects to some of my other sources.
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book Making the Grade with ADD
Another resource that I could look into for the solution aspect of my paper.
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Also consider hiring an ADHD coach to help your son create a structured schedule (people with ADHD thrive with structure), learn effective studying techniques, and be accountable to an impartial third party for completing assignments and projects. In addition, an ADHD coach can help your son break large projects into smaller, more manageable pieces.
Although this is not accessible to everyone, a similar thing could be applied with tutoring. Students could go to tutoring centers to help break down projects and also to work in a space where they feel accountable to a third party. Figuring out a set schedule before the beginning of the semester can also be helpful.
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If your son is approved for accommodations, request that he receive extended time on tests, testing in a separate and quiet location, having a note-taker in class, priority class registration, and having a reduced course load count as full-time
A good example of reasonable accommodations students can seek out to help them succeed in college. It also points towards another possible resource.
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chadd.org chadd.org
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Another source from CHADD. This one provides an overview of how assignments can be made more manageable for students with ADHD, and I think that it provides a good amount of solutions that can be implemented individually.
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Some students with ADHD perform written and reading assignments very slowly. In some cases, allowing them to complete a written assignment by dictating their ideas to someone else or into a tape recorder are appropriate accommodations.
This can also be done independently. If you need to do reading for a class, you could go to tutoring to help organize your thoughts on the reading by summarizing to a tutor. As well, you could just dictate them to yourself. Audio versions of textbooks are also available and can be a good supplementary resource.
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Neither of the above general accommodations may consistently work well alone. Students with ADHD also have an impaired sense of time, making it difficult for them to manage time well. Giving students some form of a timer to show them how much time has passed and the amount of time remaining can help students realize time is passing.
setting a timer at home or reminders that display due dates on the home screen of a cell phone and don't go away until the date has passed are both things that I have done to help me remember to complete assignments. Setting timers for activities personally helps me to visualize time and complete things in a reasonable amount of time.
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divide large assignments into multiple pieces with separate deadlines. If you are having students write a research paper due in six weeks, you can break the assignment into parts. Part one could be an outline due at week two, part two a rough draft due at week four, and part three the final research paper due at week six. It is important to make each piece a separate assignment with individual due dates. When one piece is completed, the instructions for the next piece are then given to the student.
This is a good idea that can be helped with a tutor as well. Students could see a tutor and get help breaking assignments into smaller parts, and then the tutor could hold them accountable for each part (set due dates). This is something I used to do in my precalculus class with projects, and it helped me to complete them on time and to my best ability.
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chadd.org chadd.org
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A source from the Children and Adults with ADHD organization that aims to educate both people with and without ADHD on the disorder and how to offset the symptoms. It provides a good general overview of the struggles ADHD students face when transitioning to college as well as steps to take to be better prepared.
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What a perfect time to be a student with ADHD, who may need reminders for appointments, to take medication, to refill prescriptions and assignments as well as ways to better manage time and be aware of time passing. Become as familiar as you can with all the ways your phone can be of use for helping you be successful at college.
I've actually read about specific apps that can help students with ADHD manage time. I also think I wrote about setting my clock on my phone 5 minutes ahead to try to avoid being late. This would help supplement that.
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Another common pitfall for students with ADHD is the feeling that they are instantly cured upon graduating from high school and no longer require supports and/or treatment at the college level. A young adult with ADHD may not want to be different than their peers and may hope that they can leave their ADHD behind in high school.
This reminds me of the document on stigma I included in my first answer draft. The transition to college is scary for everyone, and students don't want to be different or singled out.
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Many high school and transfer students with ADHD who previously did not need help before, may not see a need to access supports when they go to college. They may be totally unaware of the fact that things are likely to be much more difficult for them in this setting. Those that used accommodations and services in high school or at a smaller community college found that everything was magically put in place each semester by their parents, teachers and flexible professors.
The transition to college is hard for students with ADHD because they are used to a structure and accommodations being implemented by other people. Needing to seek out help independently is new, and sometimes students won't realize that they actually do need the accommodations.
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