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Eileen Bailey

posted 02/09/2010, comments (0)

10 Considerations when Choosing a College for a Student with ADHD

The search for the perfect college can be complex and challenging for both the student with ADHD and his or her parents. Just as the needs of each student are individual, colleges and universities offer a variety of programs to help students with ADHD, learning disabilities and other disabilities. Although there are federal laws governing... Read more Chevron

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Merely Me

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Published Writer with an M.Ed in Special Education and Mother

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posted 02/08/2010, comment (1)

Coping with Adult ADHD: My Interview with Michael Laskoff

Last week I wrote a post entitled, "Why Some People Don't Believe in ADHD" which generated a lot of discussion among our members on ADHD Central. One of the people I quoted in my article was Michael Laskoff, a blogger for the Huffington Post who happens to have a diagnosis of adult ADHD. When Michael dropped by to our site to... Read more Chevron

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Deborah

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posted 02/05/2010, comments (0)

Finding an Effective Organization Method (For You)

Like many people with ADHD, I'm constantly searching to find something that will keep me effectively organized and time-managed. After I was diagnosed with ADHD in 2000, I realized that during much of my life, I had spent a lot of time, energy and money trying to organize myself, without knowing precisely why it was so difficult. In the... Read more Chevron

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CHADD - Children and Adults with ADHD

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E. Clarke Ross is the CEO of CHADD

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posted 01/28/2010, comments (0)

Promoting Employment of Adults with AD/HD to the SSA

I am pleased to share a message from public policy specialist Cindy Smith on CHADD's efforts to promote employment for adults with ADHD. My 19-year-old son is in a post-high school program. He is struggling with getting to class and obligations on time, bringing all the materials necessary to learn and participate, and effectively organizing his... Read more Chevron

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ADDA

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posted 05/13/2009, comments (0)

Parenting with ADD/ADHD

I was recently presenting at an ADHD conference. A woman approached me afterwards to ask about how to talk to her grown son. They had both been diagnosed with ADHD somewhat recently, after a lot of struggle over the years. She became tearful as we talked about what her life was like as a parent with ADHD raising a child with ADHD, before anyone... Read more Chevron

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