Louise Fulton, Ed.D and Rebecca Silva, Ph.D Transition from school to adulthood can be a difficult time for any student who leaves school without a plan and the experience and skill-set to carry out that plan. For students with autism, leaving school can be even more problematic, especially if they [...]
Like moving to a third world country after living in the lap of luxury, moving from the rarefied air of high school down to the bog that is working for a living can be a major culture shock. To that end, we believe that parents and teachers should prepare their [...]
With the cost of college soaring, paying three years’ of tuition instead of four (or more) has its appeal. Who wouldn’t want to save time and money to enter the workforce sooner? Not so fast, say the authors of a policy brief by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. [...]
In a small study of students with ADHD, a Kansas State University researcher found that students with ADHD aren’t adequately preparing for college. For her study, researcher Kristy Morgan interviewed eight college freshmen at the end of their first semester of college. The four men and four women were all [...]
A common belief is that people are born with a certain level of intelligence, or amount of “brains”, and that intelligence is what greatly affects school and life performance. Wrong. Scientists have studied how successful people get past their not-so-successful moments, and have found that it isn’t about being smart; [...]
