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ADHD reWired

72 | The Tools for Success as a College Student with ADHD

ADHD reWired

Eric Tivers, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP

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🗓️ 14 July 2015

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Ryan McRae spent nine years as a resident director of a college campus. During that time, he taught freshman seminar, a course that introduced students to the differences between high school and college and provided them with what he described as the “toolbox for college success.” In this episode, Ryan shares some of his go-to tools for building a successful life through college and beyond. Go to erictivers.com/72 for the full show notes and links mentioned in this episode. Go to or call 224‒993‒9450 to let Eric know if you're interested in joining the next ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability group, which is starting in June. Connect with people virtually using Eric's favorite video conferencing and connectivity platform, Zoom, by visiting – the basic service is totally free. For a free audio-book download from our sponsor Audible.com, please visit Help the CHADD organization by donating to their fundraising campaign here: . Visit for information on improving the lives of people affected by ADHD.

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0:00.0

High school is like Chick-Flee, and if you want a burger, you're in the wrong place for four years.

0:06.3

And it's just the same thing. College is like a Las Vegas buffet.

0:11.7

It's everything you can imagine, but the difference between

0:14.9

Chickfulet and that buffet is that they will bring the food to me. But at a Las Vegas

0:20.6

buffet you have to get it yourself. Colleges is a buffet you eat off of the rest of your life,

0:25.0

and you get to decide what to fill that plate with.

0:27.6

And I suggest you try a lot of things

0:29.7

and then go from there.

0:31.0

But if you think that we're going to bring the food to you, you're in the wrong place.

0:35.7

80-H-D, rewired, episode 72.

0:43.5

This is the show designed to help those of us who have really good intentions and a slightly

0:49.1

wandering attention.

0:51.1

My name is Eric Tivers, I'm a licensed clinical social worker, coach, and consultant.

0:56.8

We know that starting can be the hardest part, so let's get started. But first let me thank our sponsors.

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for your free audio book download.

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