[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201c4.16\u201d custom_padding=\u201c0|0px|0|0px|false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201c4_4\u201d _builder_version=\u201c4.16\u201d custom_padding=\u201d|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d custom_padding__hover=\u201d|||\u201d][et_pb_toggle title=\u201cSucceeding in College with ADHD<\/span>: Key Tools and Stra\u00adte\u00adgies for Success\u201d open_toggle_text_color=\u201c#000000\u201d open_toggle_background_color=\u201crgba(255,255,255,0.7)\u201d closed_toggle_text_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d closed_toggle_background_color=\u201c#0c71c3\u201d icon_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d open_icon_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d module_id=\u201copen_article_ADHDTools\u201d module_class=\u201cjump\u201d _builder_version=\u201c4.27.4\u201d title_text_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d title_font=\u201d|700|||||||\u201d title_font_size=\u201c20px\u201d title_line_height=\u201c1.1em\u201d body_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d body_text_align=\u201cleft\u201d body_text_color=\u201c#000000\u201d custom_margin=\u201c30px||||false|false\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201c10px||10px\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201con|phone\u201d hover_enabled=\u201c0\u201d title_font_size_tablet=\u201c15px\u201d title_font_size_phone=\u201c14px\u201d title_font_size_last_edited=\u201con|phone\u201d body_font_size_tablet=\u201d\u201d body_font_size_phone=\u201c14px\u201d body_font_size_last_edited=\u201con|phone\u201d custom_css_before=\u201ccontent:%22%22;||display:block;||height:140px; \/* fixed header height*\/||margin:-140px 0 0; \/* nega\u00adtive fixed header height *\/\u201d border_width_all=\u201c2px\u201d border_color_all=\u201c#e02b20\u201d icon_color__hover=\u201d\u201d icon_color__hover_enabled=\u201con\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d open_icon_color__hover_enabled=\u201con\u201d open_icon_color__hover=\u201d#ffffff\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201c0\u201d]<\/p>\n Those conside\u00adring their job and educa\u00adtion options have a lot of choices as we enter 2025. Those choo\u00adsing to continue their educa\u00adtion journey by ente\u00adring college face a new set of educa\u00adtional and social chal\u00adlenges. For those pursuing college among the esti\u00admated 7 million people in America diagnosed with atten\u00adtion deficit hyperac\u00adti\u00advity disorder (ADHD<\/span>), accor\u00adding to the Center for Disease Control (CDC<\/span>), those chal\u00adlenges are twofold. <\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019re worried about how to handle the new chal\u00adlenges that may arrive with college, there are a lot of tools, stra\u00adte\u00adgies, and options to help students with ADHD<\/span> cope and thrive in their college career. First, it\u2019s important to get a good idea of some hurdles that can come up in higher educa\u00adtion if you have ADHD<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Most people going into college with ADHD<\/span> were aware of their diagnosis and lear\u00adning needs in high school or well before. They expe\u00adri\u00adenced ADHD<\/span> chal\u00adlenges in their educa\u00adtional career prior to college, and any coping skills learned then were prac\u00adticed in the more struc\u00adtured envi\u00adron\u00adment of life with care\u00adgi\u00advers at home and teachers in a tradi\u00adtional school setting. In college, many of those chal\u00adlenges are compounded by having those struc\u00adtures torn away, and the student with ADHD<\/span> is faced with the chall\u00adenge of mana\u00adging their symptoms on their own and living in a more self-directed way than they are perhaps used to. On top of this, there is an added social aspect that you may not have had at school previously, with many having to start over in crea\u00adting their commu\u00adnity in the new higher educa\u00adtion envi\u00adron\u00adment. Here are a few more chal\u00adlen\u00adging areas someone ente\u00adring college with ADHD<\/span> might face.<\/span><\/p>\n Two of the major chal\u00adlenges that come with ADHD<\/span> are focus and execu\u00adtive dysfunc\u00adtion. In fact, one of the defi\u00adning charac\u00adte\u00adristics of ADHD<\/span> is the diffi\u00adculty focu\u00adsing, which science suggests is linked to the neuro\u00adtrans\u00admitter dopa\u00admine<\/a> and dysfunc\u00adtion in dopamine\u2019s produc\u00adtion and trans\u00admis\u00adsion in the brain. Dopa\u00admine can affect lear\u00adning, moti\u00adva\u00adtion, atten\u00adtion, and impulse control, all of which are areas of chall\u00adenge for those with ADHD<\/span>. Having so many classes to focus on as well as having to focus enough in class and during study to pass exams and projects can be espe\u00adci\u00adally hard. <\/span><\/p>\n Routine and support aren\u2019t built into the daily sche\u00addule anymore. Parents aren\u2019t around to keep students in check, and classes are no longer so regi\u00admented within a set period of time throug\u00adhout the day. Execu\u00adtive func\u00adtion is needed to juggle so many diffe\u00adrent moving parts on your own, an area where many with ADHD<\/span> struggle. Execu\u00adtive func\u00adtion<\/a> is the set of skills used to manage daily tasks and is marked by skills in working memory, cogni\u00adtive flexi\u00adbi\u00adlity, and impulse control. Execu\u00adtive dysfunc\u00adtion is any diffi\u00adculty in deve\u00adlo\u00adping or prac\u00adti\u00adcing these skills.<\/span><\/p>\n Because you don\u2019t have a built-in routine anymore, execu\u00adtive dysfunc\u00adtion can increase at this time. This can affect ever\u00ady\u00adthing, inclu\u00adding mana\u00adging your sche\u00addule and ability to get work done on time. Classes are not always back-to-back anymore. You may have to make sure you watch your time and keep a close eye on what class is coming in 3 hours. There are often more projects and assign\u00adments to manage, and teachers won\u2019t hold students\u2019 hands with remin\u00adders. This can be chal\u00adlen\u00adging if you struggle with ADHD<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Again, because of execu\u00adtive dysfunc\u00adtion, it can be diffi\u00adcult to gain and then main\u00adtain friend\u00adships in college. In high school, you may have attended school with people you knew for years. Plus, you knew who would be in your class and in your day because ever\u00adyone is in the same buil\u00adding at the same set time. It is all planned. Not so with college, where it can take effort to see friends regu\u00adlarly, depen\u00adding on your class sche\u00addule and how big the campus is.<\/span><\/p>\n Those with ADHD<\/span> have an increased suscep\u00adti\u00adbi\u00adlity to other mental health chal\u00adlenges<\/a>, like anxiety and depres\u00adsion. This increased suscep\u00adti\u00adbi\u00adlity mixed with poten\u00adtial diffi\u00adculty in mana\u00adging social life in college and over\u00adsti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adtion and over\u00adload from an increased workload and need to manage your own sche\u00addule can further increase the likeli\u00adhood of deve\u00adlo\u00adping an addi\u00adtional mental health challenge. <\/span><\/p>\n If you have ADHD<\/span>, it can be helpful to talk with your primary care provider to explore your options for things like medi\u00adca\u00adtion or other inter\u00adven\u00adtions to help manage symptoms. You can go a step further and pursue work with a mental health coun\u00adselor<\/a>, who can help you develop and prac\u00adtice skills for incre\u00adasing execu\u00adtive func\u00adtion and find stra\u00adte\u00adgies that work for you and your ADHD<\/span>. They can also help you work through stress and other emotions or mental health chal\u00adlenges that might arise on your college journey. You can check out certi\u00adfied thera\u00adpists who specia\u00adlize in ADHD<\/span> here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Exer\u00adcise might surprise you. Science has found that exer\u00adcise can increase dopa\u00admine and nore\u00adpi\u00adne\u00adphrine<\/a>, neuro\u00adtrans\u00admit\u00adters which help regu\u00adlate the atten\u00adtion system. Done over time, exer\u00adcise can help increase the base\u00adline for both of these neuro\u00adtrans\u00admit\u00adters, helping you manage your ADHD<\/span> symptoms more easily. Exer\u00adcise also helps regu\u00adlate mood, increase execu\u00adtive func\u00adtion, promote brain plas\u00adti\u00adcity, and it can become a part of a routine which you can fall back on when you feel overwhelmed. <\/span><\/p>\n Those who have strug\u00adgled with getting good sleep know that getting enough of it is a game changer for all people. However, for someone with ADHD<\/span>, not getting enough sleep can make symptoms worse. Poor sleep<\/a> contri\u00adbutes to emotional distur\u00adbance, problems in long and short-term memory, atten\u00adtion and focus distur\u00adbances, and impul\u00adsi\u00advity, which can become two-fold with ADHD<\/span>. To help manage these symptoms and make sure you\u2019re opera\u00adting at your best, develop a healthy sleep routine. A few ways to help yourself include:<\/span><\/p>\n To help manage your time and your workload, find a listing and orga\u00adniza\u00adtion system that works for you. That might look like buying a planner, keeping a note\u00adbook on hand, or putting ever\u00ady\u00adthing in your phone calendar or notes app. <\/span><\/p>\n Whatever method you choose to manage your sche\u00addule and workload, consider jotting down a list at the begin\u00adning of the day or any time you feel over\u00adwhelmed. Not only can this help you stay on task throug\u00adhout the day and get done what you need to get done, it can satisfy a quick dopa\u00admine rush to cross some\u00adthing off when you\u2019ve completed it. <\/span><\/p>\n Timers can also be effec\u00adtive for focus. When you know you need to work on some\u00adthing, set a timer for a reasonable length of time, and commit to working on the assign\u00adment. When the timer goes off, take a break. These lengths of time can be as short as you need, and they can become longer as you become more used to the process.<\/span><\/p>\n Many people don\u2019t realize that their school may have resources speci\u00adfi\u00adcally desi\u00adgned to help those with lear\u00adning disa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties, ADHD<\/span>, and other concerns. For example, many univer\u00adsi\u00adties have students desi\u00adgnated as note takers for a class. At the end of the class, they copy their notes for other students who struggle with focus or listening to access later. Consider seeking out a tutor, reques\u00adting extra time to complete an exam or an exten\u00adsion when writing a paper. Talk to your profes\u00adsors about chan\u00adging seating to accom\u00admo\u00addate focus chal\u00adlenges, or ask if recor\u00addings of the lectures are available. These are just a few examples of accom\u00admo\u00adda\u00adtions that are available at college. Don\u2019t be afraid to ask. Profes\u00adsors and admi\u00adnis\u00adtra\u00adtors want you to succeed.<\/span><\/p>\n While rese\u00adarch is mixed on the effec\u00adti\u00adve\u00adness of an \u201cADHD<\/span> diet,\u201d main\u00adtai\u00adning a healthy life\u00adstyle can help regu\u00adlate ADHD<\/span> and mental health symptoms, which can trigger each other. Eating a healthy diet is part of a healthy life\u00adstyle, so aim to eat nutri\u00adtious, balanced meals. Avoi\u00adding too much sugar and caffeine can also be helpful for mana\u00adging ADHD<\/span> symptoms as well, espe\u00adci\u00adally if you already take ADHD<\/span> medication.<\/span><\/p>\n As mentioned above, crea\u00adting your own daily routine can help keep you on track throug\u00adhout the day and get work done even if you\u2019re strugg\u00adling with ADHD<\/span> symptoms. You will also be more likely to have less trouble with focus, for example, if you have a regu\u00adlarly set time and place where you study or work on assign\u00adments. Your routine can help give back some struc\u00adture that is lost when leaving high school.<\/span><\/p>\n While online classes<\/a> can be conve\u00adnient, they can make focus and under\u00adstan\u00adding and retai\u00adning course content chal\u00adlen\u00adging for those with ADHD<\/span>. When possible, attend classes in-person rather than online to decrease chances of being distracted and make the professor more acces\u00adsible for asking for accom\u00admo\u00adda\u00adtions or help.<\/span><\/p>\n Remember, you\u2019re not alone. For many, this is the first time they have been away from home or on their own when it comes to mana\u00adging their own time. While not ever\u00adyone is dealing with ADHD<\/span>, there are many who are.<\/a> Because of this, colleges and univer\u00adsi\u00adties are more neuro\u00addi\u00adver\u00adgent friendly than ever, so whether you are on your college journey already or about to embark on it, there is help along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n Down\u00adload the article [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=\u201cA Perspec\u00adtive on Today\u2019s ABA<\/span> from Dr. Greg Hanley\u201d open_toggle_text_color=\u201c#000000\u201d open_toggle_background_color=\u201crgba(255,255,255,0.7)\u201d closed_toggle_text_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d closed_toggle_background_color=\u201c#0c71c3\u201d icon_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d open_icon_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d module_id=\u201copen_article_ABAperspective\u201d module_class=\u201cjump\u201d _builder_version=\u201c4.27.4\u201d title_text_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d title_font=\u201d|700|||||||\u201d title_font_size=\u201c20px\u201d title_line_height=\u201c1.1em\u201d body_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d body_text_align=\u201cleft\u201d body_text_color=\u201c#000000\u201d custom_margin=\u201c30px||||false|false\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201c10px||10px\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201con|phone\u201d hover_enabled=\u201c0\u201d title_font_size_tablet=\u201c15px\u201d title_font_size_phone=\u201c14px\u201d title_font_size_last_edited=\u201con|phone\u201d body_font_size_tablet=\u201d\u201d body_font_size_phone=\u201c14px\u201d body_font_size_last_edited=\u201con|phone\u201d custom_css_before=\u201ccontent:%22%22;||display:block;||height:140px; \/* fixed header height*\/||margin:-140px 0 0; \/* nega\u00adtive fixed header height *\/\u201d border_width_all=\u201c2px\u201d border_color_all=\u201c#e02b20\u201d icon_color__hover=\u201d\u201d icon_color__hover_enabled=\u201con\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d open_icon_color__hover_enabled=\u201con\u201d open_icon_color__hover=\u201d#ffffff\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201c0\u201d]<\/p>\n To the original article by Dr. Greg Hanley, June 4, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n This is today\u2019s Potential challenges to expect if you have ADHD<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/h1>\n
Managing focus <\/span><\/h2>\n
Loss of support and routine <\/span><\/h2>\n
Managing your time and workload<\/span><\/h2>\n
Managing social life<\/span><\/h2>\n
Mental Health<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Seek professional intervention<\/span><\/h2>\n
Get some exercise<\/span><\/h2>\n
Get enough sleep<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Consider using lists and timers<\/span><\/h2>\n
Take advantage of your school\u2019s resources<\/span><\/h2>\n
Eat a healthy diet<\/span><\/h2>\n
Establish a routine<\/span><\/h2>\n
Avoid online classes<\/span><\/h2>\n
More tips for students<\/span><\/h1>\n
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