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College Guide for Students With Physical Disabilities

By Best Colleges Staff Writers — 2020

Colleges are required to make accommodations for students with disabilities to a reasonable extent (i.e. one that does not fundamentally alter the program of study), but not all campuses and buildings are outfitted for special accessibility

Read on www.bestcolleges.com

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Many Young Adults with Autism Also Have Mental Health Issues

“One of the biggest difficulties with transitioning to adulthood is trying to realize where you’ve been correct versus where you need to change, where the boundaries are between what you need to do to fit in and what other people need to do to accept certain things that are a part of who you...

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Tara Haelle
2017
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Study Hacks for Neurodiverse Incoming Students

Embarking on the journey that is your college career can be a difficult process, even more so if your brain works differently than a neurotypical’s. Here are some tips and tricks I’ve learned as an upperclassman.

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Samara Karow
2021
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Growing College Success From First Semester Failure

Beyond off the shelf ideas like going to office hours, using a calendar/planner, asking for help, using their accommodations, students need a structure that will empower them to better organize themselves around the deficits that accompanied them to college and to experience struggle (and even...

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Jon Thomas and Pamela Barton
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College Students with ADHD Have Lower Grades, Higher Dropout Rates

College students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a harder time making it to graduation than their peers do, a new study suggests.

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Amy Norton
2021
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7 Tips for College Students with ADHD

This article discusses some of the challenges that college students with ADHD may face as well as some of the strategies you can use to succeed academically and socially.

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Keath Low
2021
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Teaching Tips for Children and Adults with Autism

Good teachers helped me to achieve success. I was able to overcome autism because I had good teachers.

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Temple Grandin
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Genius May Be an Abnormality: Educating Students with Asperger’s Syndrome, or High Functioning Autism

I am becoming increasingly concerned that intellectually gifted children are being denied opportunities because they are being labeled either Asperger’s or high functioning autism.

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Temple Grandin
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