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"Applying to college is an exercise fraught with angst for most high-school students, but those with learning disabilities have an even more difficult challenge trying to find a school that fits. This excellent book guides kids through the process, hitting all the issues that might come up. Beginning with an encouraging introduction, Grossberg then lays out the path to moving through the application process, which she expands upon in subsequent chapters. An early emphasis on figuring out strengths and weaknesses leads to a section on organization: what to do in your junior year, senior year, and the summer before college. Each time-frame is broken down into specific tasks, such as taking standardized tests and writing college essays, which are also explained in detail. Tracking charts will be helpful for kids who need to visualize their progress, and while there are a few fill-in-the-blank pages, those could be photocopied by libraries. There's such good advice in this--including wiping your social networking pages clean--that teens without ADD or learning disabilities will find this eminently useful, too. Grades 10-12. --Ilene Cooper, Booklist ""Grossberg interviewed hundreds of adults with ADD, from office workers and ADD coaches to CEOs and entrepreneurs, and she fills her book with their inspiring stories. If you benefit from reading about others, Making ADD Work can help you develop the confidence to see success as a possibility."" --Michele Novotni, Ph.D, ADDitude magazine ""Dr. Grossberg employs a friendly, engaging, and comprehensive approach to outlining the many aspects of the college application process for LD and ADD students. She deftly takes on the many components and helps the reader to clearly understand when, and how the college admissions steps can be successfully taken."" --Carl P. Thum, PhD, Director, Academic Skills Center and Integrated Academic Support Program, Dartmouth ""In the book, she offers strategies and skills for staying focused at work, finding the right job and maximizing strengths."" --Anita Bruzzese, Gannett News Service on Making ADD Work: On-the-Job Strategies for Coping With Attention Deficit Disorder"

Applying to college is an exercise fraught with angst for most high-school students, but those with learning disabilities have an even more difficult challenge trying to find a school that fits. This excellent book guides kids through the process, hitting all the issues that might come up. Beginning with an encouraging introduction, Grossberg then lays out the path to moving through the application process, which she expands upon in subsequent chapters. An early emphasis on figuring out strengths and weaknesses leads to a section on organization: what to do in your junior year, senior year, and the summer before college. Each time-frame is broken down into specific tasks, such as taking standardized tests and writing college essays, which are also explained in detail. Tracking charts will be helpful for kids who need to visualize their progress, and while there are a few fill-in-the-blank pages, those could be photocopied by libraries. There's such good advice in this--including wiping your social networking pages clean--that teens without ADD or learning disabilities will find this eminently useful, too. Grades 10-12. --Ilene Cooper, Booklist Dr. Grossberg employs a friendly, engaging, and comprehensive approach to outlining the many aspects of the college application process for LD and ADD students. She deftly takes on the many components and helps the reader to clearly understand when, and how the college admissions steps can be successfully taken. --Carl P. Thum, PhD, Director, Academic Skills Center and Integrated Academic Support Program, Dartmouth Grossberg interviewed hundreds of adults with ADD, from office workers and ADD coaches to CEOs and entrepreneurs, and she fills her book with their inspiring stories. If you benefit from reading about others, Making ADD Work can help you develop the confidence to see success as a possibility. --Michele Novotni, Ph.D, ADDitude magazine-- This is a much-needed and hugely useful book. I recommend it most highly. --Ned Hallowell, MD, Har In the book, she offers strategies and skills for staying focused at work, finding the right job and maximizing strengths. --Anita Bruzzese, Gannett News Service on Making ADD Work: On-the-Job Strategies for Coping With Attention Deficit Disorder

"""Grossberg interviewed hundreds of adults with ADD, from office workers and ADD coaches to CEOs and entrepreneurs, and she fills her book with their inspiring stories. If you benefit from reading about others, Making ADD Work can help you develop the confidence to see success as a possibility."" --Michele Novotni, Ph.D, ADDitude magazine ""In the book, she offers strategies and skills for staying focused at work, finding the right job and maximizing strengths."" --Anita Bruzzese, Gannett News Service on Making ADD Work: On-the-Job Strategies for Coping With Attention Deficit Disorder ""This is a much-needed and hugely useful book. I recommend it most highly."" --Ned Hallowell, MD, Harvard Medical School Founder, The Hallowell Centers; Author, Married to Distraction: Restoring Intimacy and Strengthening Your Marriage in an Age of Interruption"

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Blythe Grossberg, Psy.D, is the author of Making ADD Work and a number of other books about ADHD, learning disabilities, and Asperger's. A learning specialist in New York City, she helps children and adults improve their performance in school and at work.

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