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Why Is It So Hard to Do Something that Should Be Easy?

2019

Brendan Mahan explains why simple things can be so difficult.

06:34 min

‘Clients Say It Feels Like We’ve Always Known Each Other’: The Mental Health Experts Who Believe Their Autism Has Turbocharged Their Work

Therapists, psychologists and nurses who are autistic say it has made them better at their jobs, but that misconceptions about the condition are forcing them to keep their diagnosis a secret.

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Amelia Hill
2022
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What Employers Can Teach Schools About Neurodiversity

Thinking differently can be an edge in the work world. Someone with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder may have a drive for novelty that can spark entrepreneurship. And an autistic student’s childhood fascination with games could launch a career in software development.

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Sarah D. Sparks
2021
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6 Tips for Neurodivergent College Students Going Back to School

The beginning of the fall semester can provoke a lot of stress, but hopefully this advice can help you thrive this year.

Article
Jaylor Brenner
2021
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Neurodivergent Harvard

Neurodiverse students at Harvard have often been at a disadvantage because the institution focuses on neurotypical needs.

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Rosanna Kataja
2021
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Institutions Develop Initiatives to Support Neurodiverse Students

Making the transition from high school to college can be challenging for many students, but for neurodiverse students in particular — who face cognitive, learning and physical disabilities — the adjustment can be even more complicated.

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Sarah Wood
2021
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Trapped Behind the Mask: Neurodivergent Student Shares College Pandemic Struggles

While pandemic stress and fatigue have put more stress on college students than ever before, neurodivergent students like Jane, a pre-med major at UCC, especially have had their own unique set of challenges.

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J.R. Williams
2022
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Adult ADHD and Higher Education: Improving the Student Experience

Alex Conner and James Brown explain why adult ADHD is linked to underachievement in higher education and what institutions can do to support better outcomes for those with the condition.

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Alex Conner, James Brown
2022
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Hansel & Gretel and the Importance of Creative Strategies

When an ADHD brain leaves one task to go to another, and then back again, they may have a difficult time finding their footing in what they were doing in that original task, AND not have the motivation to begin it.

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Pam Barton
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Growing College Success From First Semester Failure

Beyond off the shelf ideas like going to office hours, using a calendar/planner, asking for help, using their accommodations, students need a structure that will empower them to better organize themselves around the deficits that accompanied them to college and to experience struggle (and even...

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Jon Thomas and Pamela Barton
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AD/HD and the College Student: The Everything Guide to Your Most Urgent Questions

Whether you are looking for information or facing an urgent situation, AD/HD and the College Student provides answers to your most pressing questions. Organized in a question-and-answer format, this guide is loaded with helpful information, practical tips, and resources.

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Patricia O. Quinn
2012
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