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From Deficit to Superpowers: Is It Ableist to Focus on Neurodivergent Strengths?

By Nancy Doyle — 2021

Let’s move beyond superpowers but not forget to keep promoting our strengths.

Read on www.forbes.com

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Successful Students DO NOT STOP! - Powerful Study Motivation

"There’s 24 hours in a day. The only thing that separates the people that win and the people that lose is what we do with those hours."

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2020
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8 Habits of Highly Successful Students

Some students just have everything together. They earn awesome grades, but they're also successful on other fronts. Opportunities always seem to find them, and they're always prepared for what's coming next. If you want to become one of these students, start by adopting their habits.

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2017
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College Completion Network: Growth Mindset Project

A growth mindset is the belief that intelligence is something a person can develop through deliberate effort and practice. This mindset has been shown to correlate with positive academic behaviors and to increase resilience and persistence.

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2021
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On Your Own: A College Readiness Guide for Teens with ADHD/LD

The hard truth is that not all teens who enter college may graduate on time or at all. And often it isn’t academics and classwork that trip students up.

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Patricia O. Quinn, Theresa Laurie Maitland
2011
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Survival Guide for College Students with ADHD or LD

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.

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Dr Kathleen G Nadeau
2025
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Learning Outside the Lines: Two Ivy League Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD Give You the Tools for Academic Success and Educational Revolution

Written by two Ivy League graduates who struggled with learning disabilities and ADHD, Learning Outside the Lines teaches students how to take control of their education and find true success with brilliant and easy study suggestions and tips.

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Jonathan Mooney, David Cole, Edward M. Hallowell (foreword)
2000
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Focusing

The classic guide to a powerful technique that can increase your mindfulness and lead to personal transformation. The focusing technique consists of six easy-to-master steps that identify and change the way thoughts and emotions are held within the body.

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Eugene T. Gendlin
1982
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Study Tips for Autistic People || Study Efficiently and Avoid Overwhelm || Jontje

My top 5 tips for studying while Autistic or otherwise Neurodivergent. How can you study efficiently and avoid becoming overwhelmed, without having to become a picture perfect neurotypical.

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2019
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College “Tricks” Essential for Those with Aspergers

Jennifer and Samuel Allen discuss College and Asperger Syndrome with Dr. Marc Ellison. Dr. Ellison shares insights and suggestions from topics such as social skills to college preparation in this edition of Top of the Spectrum News.

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2014
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Succeeding in College with Asperger’s Syndrome, with Harry Lowe | EDB 53

In this episode, Hackie Reitman interviews Harry Lowe, student with Asperger’s at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Lowe discusses growing up with Asperger’s, his experience in school, and the importance of support systems for the neurodiverse.

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2016
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Neurodiversity