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Self-Advocacy Among College Students With Learning Disabilities And/Or Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders, Lynn Gagle Roper
Self-Advocacy Among College Students With Learning Disabilities And/Or Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders, Lynn Gagle Roper
Theses and Dissertations--Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a seven-week self-advocacy intervention on students’ with LD and/or ADHD abilities to self-advocate with college professors and understand their disability.
Prior research has indicated that students with LD and/or ADHD must, in order to accomplish their postsecondary educational goals, be skilled at and responsible for accessing and utilizing any accommodations they need to complete their course of study. Despite the amendments to 2004 IDEA specific to transition planning, compared with same age peers, many students with LD and ADHD demonstrate less self-awareness entering college in addition to limited skills …