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Christy Oslund - Succeeding As a Student in the STEM Fields With an Invisible Disability: A College Handbook for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Students ... or Learning Difficulties and Their Families - 9781849059473 - V9781849059473
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Succeeding As a Student in the STEM Fields With an Invisible Disability: A College Handbook for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Students ... or Learning Difficulties and Their Families

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Description for Succeeding As a Student in the STEM Fields With an Invisible Disability: A College Handbook for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Students ... or Learning Difficulties and Their Families Paperback. The STEM fields attract many students with autism and related disabilities who are highly intelligent, but who, upon entering higher education, may find that they struggle with independent living and a different way of learning. Full of practical advice, this is a useful handbook that students and parents can refer to throughout the college years. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JNM; JNSG; JNSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 242.

The 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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849059473
SKU
V9781849059473
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Christy Oslund
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).

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