Did you know that this is the first generation of children who have recieved their Asperger’s diagnosis in childhood? These children are going to college and busting myths about Aspergers Syndrome. There is a terrific article about these students going to college, and how many colleges are stepping up to assist them in college life. The [...]
Full Story »USC opens an LD program!
Check it out! USC has opened the Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity. It always wonderful when universities and colleges understand that students with LD’s can be the most creative and brightest among their populations.
Full Story »The NEW Lynn University!
Lynn University has made some changes to their curriculum and programs….all for the better. I had a great meeting last week with Jan Macko, the Texas admission counselor who is a graduate of Lynn. Actually, Jan is from the Czech Republic. He came to Lynn as a international student and planned to spend a year. He never left!
Full Story »A visit to The Fairhill School in Dallas
I was honored to be asked by The Fairhill School to give a talk about college fit to their sophomores and juniors. It was a great time, with interested and bright students. In case you don’t know, The Fairhill School is a “private, non-profit college preparatory school serving students in grades one through twelve.
Full Story »They Said He Couldn’t Do It
Today I met the most remarkable man who has a most remarkable life story. I went to Leesburg, a small town in Central Florida, to visit Beacon College, a fully accredited 4-year college that specializes in working with kids with learning disabilities and ADHD. I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. John Good, Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness and Outreach Programs, and he showed me around the school. As we walked around, he told me his life story which I will retell to the best of my ability and memory…..
Full Story »ADHD heads to College…Plan Ahead!
An article in the Education section of the New York Times by Tara Parker Pope is a must read for parents of ADHD students headed to college, and for the ADHD student as well. Planning ahead is the theme of this article, entitled Stepping Up to the Challenge.
Full Story »College for Learning Different Students: College of Charleston
The College of Charleston has announced that it will start a comprehensive program for learning different students in the Fall of 2010. The program will be known as REACH, Realizing Educational and Career Hopes. It takes the place of the LIFE program (Learning is for Everyone).
Full Story »College for those with Asperger’s Syndrome
Many Asperger’s students have at least normal IQs, and many have exceptional talents and abilities. This year I had the pleasure of working with a young man with Asperger’s whom I found delightful; his sense of humor is acute, and his mathematical and scientific knowledge and aptitude is off the charts. Many Asperger’s students go on to college, but care must be taken, not only in the college environments from an academic standpoint, but also in housing and living skills.
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