Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine.

Hello everyone is Susan Koff and I'm here today with Attitude Magazine's

ADHD Experts webinar series. Today we're talking specifically about preparing

for college and really how to help your high school teenager with ADHD or

LD prepare for the responsibilities of college life. Dr. Theresa Maitland, who I'll introduce

in a moment, tells us that teens with ADHD are the fastest growing segment

of students with disabilities on college campuses today. After leaving the

structure of high school, the watchful gave to their parents, college can be a challenge. Executive function challenges

really you know result in rocky adjustments and academic challenges

and especially in getting organized. The best way to conquer life and college of ADHD turns out to be

preparing and planning while your child is still in high school. So Dr. Maitland is a

senior ADHD LD specialist at the University of North Carolina

at Chapel Hill.

And she is also the author or co-author

of several books about college success for teens,

including coaching college

college students with ADHD, and a college and another book called On Your Own,

a college readiness guide.

Today's topic is, as I said, helping teens with ADHD get ready for college and some of the things that Dr.

Mantle will be touching on are how to practice advocating for yourself as a teen and how to use academic resources independently.

How to practice college readiness skills at home and how to slowly phase out accommodations

that won't be available in college.

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