If you have ADHD, you’ve probably been told to look for a job that will accommodate your ADHD weaknesses. Many people have found careers they love that are different than those said to be “right” for someone with ADHD. You’re Read more >>
If you have ADHD, you’ve probably been told to look for a job that will accommodate your ADHD weaknesses. Many people have found careers they love that are different than those said to be “right” for someone with ADHD. You’re Read more >>
Talking with Your College-Bound Young Adult About Alcohol [downloadable]
Talk with your young adult about avoiding underage drinking, even if you suspect alcohol use during high school. Research suggests that teens who talked with their parents about alcohol avoidance strategies before they began their first year of college were Read more >>
Building Relationships Is Key for First-Year College Students
What’s the best advice you can give to a new college student? Connections are everything. Research for decades has shown that the relationships students cultivate in college – with professors, staff and fellow students – are key to success. Read more >>
The Problem with Overcoming: Learning to Value Your Differences – Voices of Compassion Podcast
People with learning disabilities and mental health challenges are often implicitly or explicitly taught to overcome their differences. Try harder, push through, fix and succeed. These messages of normalization can lead to shame, a desire to hide our true selves, Read more >>
Discussing Accommodations With Your Professor
Even if you set up your accommodations through your Disability Services Office at your college, you should talk to your professor or instructor about your accommodations and your disability. Read more >>
Disclosing in the Workplace: Strategies and Tips
You are entitled to accommodations in the workplace if you have a documented disability. This includes learning disabilities and mental health challenges. Read more >>
High school juniors and seniors with learning differences and/or mental health challenges should use this College Transition Checklist to prepare for applying to and attending college. Read more >>
Life Skills for Teens and Healthy Lifestyle Tips [web resource]
An important part of growing up is learning how to take care of yourself. Set to Go, a collection of tools and information from the JED Foundation, helps you prepare for a successful transition to college. Read more >>
Here’s Why You Should Make a Habit of Having More Fun
When was the last time you flew too high on a swing and lost your stomach, or busted out laughing so hard that you started crying? If it’s been awhile since you’ve had this kind of fun, you’re not alone. Read more >>
Online Resource Center for Current and Prospective College Students With Disabilities [web resource]
The National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD) is a federally-funded, national resource for future and current college students and graduate students with any type of disability, chronic health condition, or mental or emotional illness. Read more >>