Are you a freshman college student with a learning disability? If so, you probably find yourself in need of a new, reliable support system. The general rule is that students with learning disabilities in college need approximately twice the support they received in high school.

In her 1991 study, Dr. Joan M. McGuire, Associate Director of the Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability at the University of Connecticut, reports that many college-bound students with learning disabilities fail to understand the demands that they are about to encounter in the postsecondary setting. Thus, they end up overwhelmed by the quantity of material and speed of instruction. Likewise, many college students with LD lack the skills and strategies that are important for managing and monitoring learning in various milieus. In order to survive and succeed in college, students must have a well-devised plan which includes an arsenal of skills and strategies, ready to use at a moment’s notice.

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Last night I went out with some of my sisters co-workers.

It seems that not many people have learning disabilities or they are just not as open as I am to talk about their personal issues.

I told the table of people about my learning disabilities and why I believe I have to offer other people with learning difficulties. Her co-workers perspectives (I assume all do not have a learning disabilities) shared their thoughts. Many of them believe that if you have a learning disability you are not as intelligent or have the same potential for success as everyone else.

What was the most interesting is when I tell people about my learning disabilities, they are amazed that I have any at all. Here I am, a regular guy who seems just like them, but struggles with reading and writing. It is hard to believe that I have accomplished more than they have, yet have half the skills as far as grammar. The real core question is:

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