The K&w Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

As a parent of children with learning disabilities I am acutely aware of the fact that not all learning disabilities are the same and they can not all be overcome without some very specific interventions. Claiming all colleges can supply the needed aid to LD students implies that there are a much greater population of trained special needs teacher in the world than there is. This book is a wonderful resourse for finding those teachers and the schools with the greatest assortment of learning aids for LD students.Perhaps it is possible for some LD students to succeed in any school if they self advocate enough and are fortunate to find the right consulor and teacher. But there are schools available which make the college process less painful and more successful for LD students so what parent wouldn't want to know about them. This book provides a wonderful resourse for families of LD students with well presented school information and how it is designed to help specific LDs

As an often frustrated parent of a bright, talented ADHD boy, I appreciate this source of information regarding colleges' ability to serve students with LD/ADHD. It is a great time saver - last week my husband and I visited a small college and asked one of their very experienced special ed professors if she would recommend her college for my son, and she said no - look for one that is geared for the ADHD student. We will be using the K & W Guide for our next step with our older son. My son's ability to advocate for himself is evolving - he is not organized enough (yet) to think through what he has to do in college. He still needs external structure. Finally, I have used one of the authors as an educational consultant for both my sons, and I have been absolutely amazed at how quickly she developed an accurate assessment of their essential issues. Her recommendations have been right-on and it's easy to tell how deep her experience is.

If you are considering buying this book then you are likely a parent with a child with a learning disability. I am a parent of a child with a learning disability. I have found that I MUST advocate for my child. Entering College as a Freshman is another life transition. These life transitions can be so very difficult for these students. Students with IEPs in High School will likely need a Structured Program. "Services" will simply not be enough. "Services" require the student to seek them out. Students with learning disabilities entering college have not yet developed the maturity to be an advocate for themselves. Hence, the need for a "Program". These programs have additional fees indicating that they provide additional services not provided for students without a disability. I like Peterson's Guide a bit more because it organizes those schools that have "Structured/Proactive Programs" from schools that simply have the services that all universities are required by federal law to provide. The Peterson Guide lists detailed information such as number of staff supporting the program, number of students enrolled, orientation, diagnostic testing, tutoring, written policies. Even if you have a copy that is a few years old you can still compare and contrast schools. This is still an excellent guide.

This book has more information and is much easier to use than Peterson's. I found Peterson's useless, and I am purchasing this (I tried them both first at the library).

I found the book to be very helpful in eliminating the schools that we were looking at without the need to visit. And also naming schools never even considered, A wonderful guide for parents helping an ADD child to cope