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On Their own : : Creating an Independent Future for Your Adult Child With Learning Disabilities and Adhd : a Family Guide

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Introduction: "Now what do I do?" -- "So what is it?" -- Signs and symptoms -- Allegra: a portrait of my daughter -- The parent-child bond: learning to let go -- Brothers and sisters -- Friends -- Dating -- Marriage and parenting -- Is college an option? -- Before graduation day: transitions from high school -- The fearful student: finding your child's interests -- LD, ADHD, and the SAT -- How to find the right college -- Financial aid -- The GED: a second chance -- The college student with LD or ADHD -- The "helicopter parent" -- Defining "success" -- Business 101 -- "Show me spark!": corporate America and the adult with LD -- Motivation -- Staying healthy -- Medication for ADHD -- The fine print -- Estate planning -- Interviews: advice for parents from prominent people with LD -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Guidelines for summary of performance in high school -- Appendix B: Transition under idea 2004: statutory requirements and strategic planning for transition to college.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Newmarket Press, c2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: 300 p.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781557047250 (alk. paper)
1557047251 (alk. paper)
9781557047595
1557047596

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Thompson, John-Richard.

SUBJECTS
People with disabilities -- Education (Higher)
Learning disabled -- Education (Higher)