Annotated Bibliography

Conner, David. "Helping Students with Disabilities Transition to College: 21 Tips for Students with a LD and/or ADD/ADHD." Teaching Exceptional Children, vol. 44, no. 5, May-June 2012, pp. 16-25, web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.library.tamu.edu/ehost/detail/detail?vid=12&sid=1e19c362-ccbf-4486-af25-899900508d0d%40sessionmgr4007&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=EJ996821&db=eric . Accessed 27 Oct. 2017.

In this article, David mentions a list of 21 tips for students who are beginning to make the major transition from high school to college. The article emphasizes crucial strategies for preparing for the transition to college and to be successful. The article also describes the major differences between college and high school and how the student

This article states a lot of statistics about ADHD as a whole and specifics such as age range and the use of medication. The struggles a person can face with ADHD are also emphasized throughout the article and how they can affect a college students’ life. College students with ADHD experience less academic success and greater psychological and emotional difficulties than other students. These greatly affect the overall wellbeing of a student. Students with ADHD in college are noted have difficulty with social functioning, romantic relationships, and psychological and emotional functioning. This article also states methods to help these students to thrive in college. This article is able to help my research by stating problems college students with ADHD face and compare their results to the general student population. These factors allow me to further understand what greatly affects students the most and how to help

"Ensuring College Success for Students with ADHD." Contemporary Pediatrics, vol. 30, no. 8, Aug. 2013, pp. 14-20, eds.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.library.tamu.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=3&sid=fe509801-61cd-4e48-a99c-1e622d4dc40c%40sessionmgr104. Accessed 31 Oct. 2017.

Doctor Patricia Quinn’s article discusses the process of ensuring college success for students with ADHD. She suggests that pediatricians, parents, and school officials should meet with the student and prepare them for the challenges that are to come with college. Pediatricians need to enforce the major life changes of going to college with the student. ADHD students will now have to learn to advocate for themselves, manage their own time, be consistent in taking medication, learning their best learning method, set time aside for themselves, and so many more vital tasks. A major problem students have is accepting their disabilities. Students need to learn more about their disability and how to cope with it. This information supports my research by stating the changes that are soon to come with the change from high school to college and how students are now independent. College preparation should be done long before applying to college. Preparing for college means learning more about yourself and