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Growing College Success From First Semester Failure

Growing College Success From First Semester Failure

Growing College Success From First Semester Failure By: Jon Thomas, EdD, and Pamela Barton A new cadre of freshmen have begun college haunted by a looming statistical trend: More than 40% of those who have ADHD are destined to fail their first semester. And after this...
Hitting The Wall With ADHD

Hitting The Wall With ADHD

Hitting The Wall With ADHD By: As a therapist who has ADHD, I felt an energetic call at the beginning of the pandemic. I remember telling colleagues something naïve like, “I was born for times like these!” As my full practice rose to and remained in overload, I threw...
Is there a Silver Lining?

Is there a Silver Lining?

Is there a Silver Lining? By: Earlier in the onset of the pandemic, I found it much easier to look for “silver linings” to our viral cloud. But time has dragged us forward from an acute to a chronic phase and a sort of exhaustion requires constant attention to staving...
On the Way to Work

On the Way to Work

On the Way to Work By: Young people, especially those who struggle with issues of attention and learning like ADHD, are increasingly caught in the cross hairs of some concerning and intersecting trends in post-secondary education and the world of work. Over the past...
Beginning the Journey

Beginning the Journey

Beginning the Journey By: Beginning the Journey Into Adulthood With ADHD: What’s at Risk and Why? “My son went away to college and failed the first semester. He doesn’t want to even try community college now.” “Our daughter graduated...