Where to Go for Help

WHERE TO GO FOR HELP …

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To learn more about learning styles and learning disabilities, talk to your first-year seminar instructor about campus resources. Find out if your college or university has a learning center or a center for students with disabilities. If so, visit the center and learn about its resources. You might also find that instructors in the areas of education or psychology have a strong interest in the processes of learning. Finally, check out both your library and the Internet. A great deal of published information is available to describe how we learn.

BOOKS

  • Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey. Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder (New York: Anchor Books, 2011).
  • Susan C. Pinsky. Organizing Solutions for People with Attention Deficit Disorder (Gloucester, MA: Fair Winds Press, 2006).
  • Patricia O. Quinn, MD (ed.), ADD and the College Student: A Guide for High School and College Students with Attention Deficit Disorder (Washington, DC: Magination Press, 2001).

ONLINE

  • LD Pride www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm. This Web site was developed in 1998 by Liz Bogod, an adult with learning disabilities. It provides general information about learning styles and learning disabilities and offers an interactive diagnostic tool to determine your learning style.
  • National Center for Learning Disabilities www.ncld.org. This official Web site of the National Center for Learning Disabilities provides a variety of resources on diagnosing and understanding learning disabilities.
  • Facebook www.facebook.com. There are groups on Facebook that were created by students who have learning disabilities or ADHD. These groups are a great way to connect with other students with learning disabilities at your college or university or at other institutions. If you have been diagnosed with a disability, the members of these groups can offer support and help you seek out appropriate resources to be successful in college.
  • National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/can-adults-have-adhd.shtml. Adults who have ADD or ADHD—many adults who have this disorder don’t know it—can get information about how it is diagnosed and treated in adults from reading this online publication.

MY INSTITUTION’S RESOURCES

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Chapter 4: Where to Go for Help: My Institution's Resources