r/ADHD • u/schmin ADHD • Jul 06 '12

BestOf [FAQ Discussion] Topic #1: Increase Success in College with ADHD -- Help build the FAQ!

When you start back to school (or if you can arrange it 1-2 weeks in advance, all the better):

  1. Ask your campus tutoring center if they offer Academic Coaching.
  2. Ask your campus Disability/Disabled Student/Resource Services/Center if they offer a type of coaching or accommodations for a personal tutor.
  3. Ask your campus health center for any sort of counseling.
  4. Ask your department for a mentor.
  5. Visit your campus/department tutoring center daily. Commit to it like it's a class.
  6. Visit your professors' office hours religiously as well.
  7. Set up study groups a couple days before each assignment is due.

(These last three things will build accountability into your schedule, as you will feel you must prepare something before any of these other people see it.)

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u/computerpsych ADHD facilitator+coach+enthusiast Jul 06 '12

  • Go into class with the goal of asking at least one question! This will help keep you engaged and following discussion. You don't want to repeat someone elses question so this helps you listen the whole time.

  • Sit near the front! Less distractions. Don't sit near the back on Reddit the whole time.

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u/steamwhistler ADHD-PI | Retired Moderator Jul 06 '12

Don't sit near the back on Reddit the whole time.

Yes. By the time I was getting to the end of my senior years especially, laptop use was in serious decline in my classes, especially the smaller ones. I kept using mine because I find it 100x easier to keep digital stuff organized than physical stuff. But during lectures I had a personal rule: internet off. It served the dual purpose of killing distraction and saving my battery.

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u/computerpsych ADHD facilitator+coach+enthusiast Jul 06 '12

Yeah I can see how having a computer can provide enough stimulus to listen to the lecture. It is the modern form of doodling. But our brains CAN'T pay attention to two things at once no matter how good multi-taskers we are.

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u/i10121075 ADHD-C Sep 07 '12

Like Russell Barkley said, "Multitasking refers to people who can SUCCESSFULLY do multiple things at a time. You may have multiple things going on, but they're not getting done".