Survival Guide for College Students With Add or Ld (Paperback)

by Kathleen G. Nadeau (Author)

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Product Description
This useful guide for high school or college students diagnosed with attention deficit disorder or learning disabilities will provide the information they need to survive and thrive in the college setting. The Survival Guide is filled with practical suggestions and tips from an experienced specialist in the field and from college students who also suffer from these difficulties.

This book will help ADD and LD students to:
· choose the right college
· assess the services a college offers
· arrange for extended-time exams
· schedule classes advantageously
· select and appropriate major
· work with a career counselor
· initiate and maintain helpful relationships with professors

Many valuable suggestions on how students can help themselves are also included in the Survival Guide. These include ways to study, how to manage time, overcoming procrastination, organizing oneself, resisting temptation, minimizing distractions, reducing frustrations, building a support network, learning self-advocacy, scheduling extracurricular activities, and choosing part-time employment.

About the Author
Kathleen G. Nadeau, PhD, developed the College Bound Learning Disabilities Program, a college advisory service for ADD and LD students. She maintains a private practice in Bethesda, MD, and is Director of the Chesapeake Psychological Services of Maryland. She is co-author of School Strategies for ADD Teens and Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention.

Product Details

• Paperback: 56 pages
• Publisher: Magination Press (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0945354630
• ISBN-13: 978-0945354635
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #353,598 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding compendium of explanation and advice , May 3, 2006

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Survival Guide for College Students with ADHD or LD (Paperback)

This fully updated second edition of Survival Guide For College Students With ADHD Or LD is an outstanding compendium of explanation and advice gathered from the expertise, experience, and original studies of Kathleen G. Nadeau (Clinical Psychologist and nationally known specialist on attentional learning disabilities). Introducing readers to an intelligent and informed presentation of the difficulties involved in the process of post-secondary schooling for troubled students, Survival Guide For College Students With ADHD Or LD nicely educates its readers on just how to find the most suitable college, how to build a productive and positive relationship with professors, mastering the total utilization of the support and services and accommodations provided, how to select and schedule the desired courses, choosing a major and prospective career, and how to manage time properly in order to get everything done and still have personal time. Survival Guide For College Students With ADHD Or LD is very strongly recommended as essential for all aspiring college students with ADHD or any other form of learning disabilities for its precision and detail concerning the college classroom experience and how to make the most of it.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad, February 18, 2004

By	Dr. Zaius (Canada) - See all my reviews

I bought this book based on Gerard's review. I found it to be decent and fairly useful. Most of the stuff is pretty straight forward and already common knowledge. Some useful hints that I hadn't thought about on how to organize yourself and seek help. All the pictures in the book seem to be out of the 70s or 80s, which I found kind of strange...not that it matters. The book is really short and you probably only need to look at it once. It's a worthwhile investment.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I absolutely love this book, January 3, 2004

By	Gerard Montigny visit www.adhdcanada.ca (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

I absolutely love this book and highly recommended especially if you are newly diagnosed or new to post-secondary education. The book is actually more of a quick reference guide, the type you can carry around with you, and use on an as need basis. I myself keep it handy, and whenever a question, problem, or concern comes up related to ADHD and school I just pick it up and flip to the relevant section. This book is not intended to be an exhaustive analysis of the ADHD post-secondary situation, but more of a pithy and portable help manual. I definitely recommend purchasing this book, even if it means giving up and evening of beer and pizza in order to afford the book, as it's well worth it.