Edge Foundation reports ADHD Coaching Pilot Study Results
First large-scale study looking at the effectiveness of personal coaching for college students with ADHD. The Edge Foundation reported today that it has concluded … Read More
Disclosing your ADHD: pros and cons
This month we are pleased to feature an interview with Robert Tudisco, Edge Foundation Board member. Tudisco is a practicing attorney, an adult diagnosed … Read More
AHEAD Conference Report
Guest post from Edge Foundation Executive Director, Sarah Wright. Last month I attended my first Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) annual conference. … Read More
Dr. Patricia Quinn: Girls with ADHD Face Special Challenges
Many girls with ADHD are left undiagnosed because their symptoms look different. One big difference is that girls are less rebellious, less defiant, and generally less “difficult” than boys. Sadly, they lose out due to their good behavior. Girls with ADHD are more compliant, and are not as easy to spot. Often they are left to drift along from one school year to the next, never working up to their potential and suffering silently. In this interview, Dr. Patricia Quinn discussed the challenges faced by girls with ADHD.
College students: plan now so you don’t crash and burn this fall
It’s August and school is just around the corner. For lots of students this time of year is filled with anxiety. You know the … Read More
Thinking about 504 accommodations? Think again.
One of the things that many ADHD publications advise at this time of year is to start the year off by letting your professors … Read More
7 strategies to keep on top of your college schedule
You’ve probably already noticed that we’ve been publishing a lot of articles lately about getting ready for school. By the end of next week … Read More
ADHD and college: a parent’s point of view
Last week we shared Mark Katz’s inspiring talk about resiliency from CHADD’s regional conference in Anaheim. This week we’d like to highlight comments presented … Read More
Live-at-home college student responsibilities
Last week, Neil Peterson talked about how college students with ADHD often lag behind their peers in social and emotional maturity and aren’t as … Read More
ADHD pilot study results available
Earlier this month, Edge Foundation Executive Director, Sarah Wright, and researcher, Sharon Field of Wayne State University, presented Edge Foundation’s coaching pilot study results … Read More