ADD: Getting Through College With The Least Stress

Many people with ADD find it very difficult to stick to ayourself a half hour of math (if you can concentrate
four-year program at college and to get their degrees.that long), a half hour of something you like to do, and
College can be hard for anyone when there are 5then, back to math of another half hour. Or, if your
papers due all on the same day. But you have theattention span is only 15 minutes, start with math, move
added handicap of being easily bored and quicklyto creative writing for 15 minutes, then art history for 15
finding distraction. So, though it's no cakewalk for anyminutes, and psychology 101 can make up the rest of
college student, getting your degree can be particularlyyour hour. Just keep doing this for as many hours as
hard when you have ADD. How can that be helped?you need to really get cranking with math. Or, you'll
Find a school that will work with you and your ADD.have to find a more flexible college. Some will allow
Most colleges require 15 credits to be classified as ayou to design your own major, which is ideal for
full-time student, but most will also allow you to takepeople with ADD. That way, you'll be concentrating on
fewer credits, though you'll only be classified assubjects that you know you can enjoy and really put
part-time. If this isn't a tax issue for you or youryour hyperfocus into gear and make it work for you.
parents, being a part-time student with fewer classesThe whole thing should be about finding a college that's
to worry about may be a solution for you. Anotherright for you. If you're in school now and having a
solution would be to take fewer of the requiredterrible time at it, transfer to a school that understands
courses that you find it hard to deal with. Maybe takeyour ADD. That comes even before you look for the
one of those per semester, and fill your schedule withmoney because there are always scholarships that
classes that you do like. For instance, what if youyou can employ. Yet, if you don't find the right school,
absolutely, positively have to take Algebra and Trigyou may end up only hoping for a degree instead of
during your first semester, and find it very difficult toreally earning one.
deal with math? One solution would be to takeTellman Knudson is a certified hypnotherapist and NLP
creative writing, art history, and psychology 101 or anypractitioner, who has helped many of his clients to
other low-level class, or whatever classes appeal tocope with the symptoms of ADD.
you, as asides. When you're studying, be sure to give