On Their Own电子书

Cover

Praise

Table of Contents

Title Page

Foreword

Introduction

PART I - The Adult with Learning Disabilities

1 - “So What Is It?”

THE TROUBLE WITH “LEARNING”

2 - Signs and Symptoms

SIGNS OF LD IN ADULTS

HOW TO GET TESTED FOR LD AND WHY

QUESTIONS TO ASK IN AN EVALUATION

HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?

WHERE TO FIND A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL

3 - Allegra: A Portrait of My Daughter

ON THEIR OWN

PART II - Relationships

4 - The Parent-Child Bond: Learning to Let Go

THE PARENT OF THE DIAGNOSED CHILD VS. THE PARENT OF THE UNDIAGNOSED CHILD

THE FINE ART OF BITING YOUR TONGUE

HEART-TO-HEART

LESSONS LEARNED—A CHECKLIST OF REALITIES

5 - Brothers and Sisters

THE PRODIGAL SON

THE FUTURE AND THE NON-LD SIBLING

A MESSAGE FOR BROTHERS AND SISTERS

6 - Friends

THE MYTH OF THE LONER

THE NUANCES OF FRIENDSHIP

A PARENT’S ROLE IN FRIENDSHIP

THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF A FRIENDSHIP

7 - Dating

IMMATURITY

INTERNET DATING

SUPPORT GROUPS AND SOCIAL CLUBS

8 - Marriage and Parenting

THE GENETICS OF LD

WHAT IS A CHROMOSOME?

CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES

THE EGG AND SPERM CELLS

A GRANDPARENT’S CONCERN

PART III - After High-School Graduation Day: The College Student with LD and ADHD

9 - Is College an Option?

10 - Before Graduation Day: Transitions from High School

THE IEP: A PLAN OF ACTION

THE IEP DIPLOMA OBJECTIVE

THE IEP: TRANSITION SERVICES

USING THE IEP

11 - The Fearful Student: Finding Your Child’s Interests

THE KEY OF LIFE: FINDING YOUR CHILD’S INTERESTS

INTEREST INVENTORY

12 - LD, ADHD, and the SAT

THE SAT AND STUDENTS WITH LD AND ADHD

13 - How to Find the Right College

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX

ADMISSION STANDARDS AND DISCLOSURE

ABOUT COMMUNITY COLLEGES

14 - Financial Aid

FAFSA: THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID

FINANCIAL NEED

OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING

15 - The GED: A Second Chance

THE GED AND FORM L-15

ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (ABE)

16 - The College Student with LD or ADHD

SELF-ADVOCACY

PRACTICE SELF-ADVOCACY

COLLEGE SUPPORT SERVICES

COLLEGE LIFE

17 - The Helicopter Parent

PART IV - On the Job: Employing the Adult with LD and ADHD

18 - Defining Success

Self-Awareness

Proactivity

Perseverance

Goal Setting

Effective Support Systems

Emotional Coping Strategies

Creativity

19 - Business 101

THE FIRST JOB IS FINDING A JOB

THE RESUME AND COVER LETTER

THE INTERVIEW

DISCLOSING A LEARNING DISABILITY

DISCLOSURE AND THE LAW

HOW TO DISCLOSE

THE DEFINITION OF “REASONABLE”

HOW TO DETERMINE THE NEEDED ACCOMMODATIONS

20 - “Show Me Spark!”: Corporate America and the Adult with LD

“IT ALL COMES DOWN TO PERFORMANCE”

SOCIAL SKILLS ON THE JOB

OPPORTUNITIES IN CORPORATE AMERICA

21 - Motivation

THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL

LIFE COACHING

“WHAT YOU PAY ATTENTION TO GROWS”

HOW TO FIND A LIFE COACH

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

VOLUNTEER WORK

PART V - Managing on Their Own: Life Concerns for the Adult with LD and ADHD

22 - Staying Healthy

PHYSICAL HEALTH

MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH

ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE

23 - Medication and ADHD

24 - The Fine Print

FINANCE AND DEBT

FROM HERE TO THERE: GETTING AROUND

25 - Estate Planning

OUR OLD FRIEND DENIAL

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WILL AND A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST

SETTING UP A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST

LETTER OF INTENT

THE EMOTIONAL SIDE OF ESTATE PLANNING

PART VI - Interviews: Advice for Parents from Prominent People with LD

Introduction - Betsy Morris

Sir Richard Branson - Chairman and CEO, Virgin Group

FIND OUT WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO

FIND THE RIGHT KIND OF PEOPLE TO WORK WITH

Gaston Caperton - President, College Board, former Governor of West Virginia

John Chambers - President and CEO, Cisco Systems

ADVICE FOR PARENTS OF A HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENT

THE BENEFITS OF TECHNOLOGY

FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU CAN DO AND WHAT YOU CAN’T

THE BETTER PREPARED YOU ARE, THE LUCKIER YOU GET

David Neeleman - Founder and CEO, JetBlue Airways

THE BENEFITS (AND CONTROVERSIES) OF MEDICATION

THE LD ADULT IN THE WORKPLACE

Charles Schwab - Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Charles Schwab & Co.

EPILOGUE

Acknowledgements

Resource Guide

Index

About the Authors

Also by Anne Ford

Copyright Page

About the Publisher