Description
Book SynopsisThe 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.
Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. The Importance of Self-Reliance and Transitions. 2. Necessary Life-Skills for University. 3. What Students Need to Know Before Class Starts. 4. Successful Study. 5. Professors and Students' Classroom Behavior. 6. Work-Study Jobs and Study Groups. 7. Life is Not Fair and Other Truths. 8. When a Parent Should be Involved. Glossary. Index.
