Christy Oslund

Supporting College and University Students with Invisible Disabilities

A Guide for Faculty and Staff Working with Students with Autism, AD/HD, Language Processing Disorders, Anxiety, and Mental Illness

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This useful handbook provides university faculty and staff with an overview of invisible disabilities, such as autism, AD/HD, dyslexia, OCD and affective disorders, and facilitates an understanding of the unique needs of these students. Practical chapters provide ideas for adapting teaching methods and offering accommodations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 155mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 238g
• ISBN-13: 9781849059558
• ISBN-10: 1849059551
• Artikelnr.: 39076510

Autorenporträt

Christy Oslund is Co-ordinator of Student Disability Services in the Dean of the Students' Office at Michigan Technological University. She has a PhD in Rhetoric and Technical Communication from Michigan Technological University and an MA in Philosophy from Michigan State University. She is an active member of the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. 1. Dispelling Myths. 2. How Legalities and New Students will
Change Post-Secondary Work. 3. Autism Spectrum Disorder including
Asperger's Syndrome. 4. Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder. 5. Language
Processing Disorders including Dyslexia. 6. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. 7. Affective/Mood Disorders. 8.
Universal Design and Lecture Hall Based Classes. 9. Universal Design in the
Smaller Classroom. 10. Institutional Policy. References.