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Succeeding as a Student in the STEM Fields with an Invisible Disability

A College Handbook for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Students with Autism, ADD, Affective Disorders, or Learning Difficulties and their Families

von: Christy Oslund
27,99 €
Verlag:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	28.04.2013
ISBN/EAN:	9780857008176
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	160

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Titelbeschreibung

<p>The STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) attract many students with autism, ADD, affective disorders and related invisible disabilities who are highly intelligent and analytical, but who, upon entering higher education, may find that they struggle with independent living and a different way of learning.<br><br>This is a preparation guide for students and their families that explains everything they need to know about the university experience including classroom behavior, study skills, self-reliance, accessing support services, and when parents should and shouldn't get involved. Offering practical advice and strategies, this is a useful handbook that students can refer to again and again throughout their college years guiding them on their paths to becoming the inventors, scientists, engineers, and computer entrepreneurs of the future.</p>

Titelkurzbeschreibung

The STEM fields attract many students with autism and related disabilities who are highly intelligent, but who, upon entering higher education, may find that they struggle with independent living and a different way of learning. Full of practical advice, this is a useful handbook that students and parents can refer to throughout the college years.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. 1. The Importance of Self-Reliance and Transitions. 2. Necessary Life-Skills for University. 3. What Students Need to Know Before Class Starts. 4. Successful Study. 5. Professors and Students' Classroom Behavior. 6. Work-Study Jobs and Study Groups. 7. Life is Not Fair and Other Truths. 8. When a Parent Should be Involved. Glossary. Index.

Werbetext Überschrift

What the university experience is like and how to get the most out of it to become the scientists of the future!

Autorenportrait

Christy Oslund is Co-ordinator of Student Disability Services in the Dean of the Students' Office at Michigan Technological University. She has a PhD in Rhetoric and Technical Communication from Michigan Technological University and an MA in Philosophy from Michigan State University. She is an active member of the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD).