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 / Christy Oslund.
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TextPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 160 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781849059473Subject(s): College students with disabilities -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | College student orientation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Learning disabled -- Education (Higher) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Science -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Technology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Engineering -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 378.1/98 LOC classification: LC4818.38 | .O75 2013Summary: TEACHING OF CHILDREN / ADULTS WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES. 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. 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.
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Includes index.
TEACHING OF CHILDREN / ADULTS WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES. 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. 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.
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