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

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

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

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

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Overview


Mom's Choice Award for Young Adult Books—College Guides (Gold)

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. Instead, transitioning to independent living can be too much or too challenging for teens and this sometimes affects the best of students!

Using a readiness survey and handy worksheets, On Your Own will help teens get ready for the first years away from home. Inside, you'll find easy-to-use advice and strategies that will allow them to map out a plan and cultivate the skills they'll need to succeed in college.

On Your Own is loaded with tips and resources to further assist teens in creating a personalized plan and center on developing three crucial skill areas:

  • Self-determination skills (advocacy, management, communication)
  • Daily living skills (self-care, organization, life balance)
  • Academic skills (self-knowledge, study habits, time management)

With this guide, teens will learn just what you need to do to succeed in college.

Now is the perfect time to get ready!


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781433809552
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Publication date: 05/15/2011
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range: 15 - 17 Years

About the Author


Patricia O. Quinn, MD, is a developmental pediatrician in Washington, DC. Dr. Quinn is a well-known international speaker and conducts workshops nationwide about AD/HD, and has authored several best-selling and groundbreaking books on AD/HD including Attention, Girls! A Guide to Learn All About Your AD/HD and with co-author Theresa Maitland, PhD, Ready for Take-Off: Preparing Your Teen With ADHD or LD for College and On Your Own: A College Readiness Guide for Teens With ADHD/LD. In 2000, Dr. Quinn received the CHADD Hall of Fame Award.

Theresa E. Laurie Maitland, PhD, is the Coordinator of the Academic Success Program for Students with LD/ADHD, a program in the Learning Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Maitland specializes in preparing individuals with ADHD/LD for life after high school. She is the co-author of Ready for Take-Off: Preparing Your Teen With ADHD or LD for College and On Your Own: A College Readiness Guide for Teens With ADHD/LD.

Bryan Ische is a freelance illustrator and designer currently living and operating out of Minneapolis, MN. He graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art & Design (MCAD) in 2009 with a BFA in Illustration. He is the illustrator of Type 1 Teens and On Your Own.​ Follow him on Twitter: @bryanische and Instagam: @bryanische.

Table of Contents

Part I Get Ready

College is not High School

No Homework and Not Much Structure 11

No Parents 12

No Accommodations 15

No Teachers 16

Thinking About These Differences 17

How to use this Guide 19

Step 1 Complete the college Readiness Checklist 21

Step 2 Complete the Skills Analysis Worksheet 27

Step 3 Write Specific Goal Statements 28

Step 4 Create an Action Plan 33

Step 5 Develop a System to Track Your Progress 35

Step 6 Evaluate and Modify your plan 35

Part II Get Set 36

Self-Determination Skills 39

Self-Knowledge 39

Self-Advocacy and Communication Skills 47

Self-Management 55

Daily Living Skills 65

Self-Care 66

Organization 79

Time Management 83

Academic Skills 93

Self-Knowledge 93

Study Skills 97

Time Management 112

Part III Go 121

Preparing to start college 122

A Few Final Words 126

References 127

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