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FEB 13, 2QQ4 WWW.GUILFORDIAN.COM learning disabilities and campus resources L ' 17 r 4 x VWVW.TSS.COM ADD, affecting five to ten percent of Americans, usually begins in childhood and is sometimes outgrown Rebecca Muller Staff Writer How many ADD kids does it take to turn on a light bulb? Let's go ride bikes. This joke, among others, is just one ADD punch line. Many people who have ADD (including yours truly) join in on the jokes from time to time. But ADD also has a serious side, one that many ThtOffSUILFORDIAN Editor-in-Chief Sports Editor Web Editor Alison Duncan Mary Layton Atkinson Kurt Cavanaugh David Barron Marion Edgemeyer Advertising Manager Layout Editor Associate Layout Matt Goldman AsadGul LisaOros Editors Will Groves Business Manager Associate Editors Kenny Backus _ , _ Bryant Games Ali Stewart AdamLemer Dylan Grayson News Editof Taleisha Bowen Columnist Haselton Kat Spangler Emily Mann Matt Geiger Charles Haslam Features Editor Copy Editor Faculty Advisor Rebecca Muller Katie Elliott Caroline Kernahan JefFJeske Kathy Oliver World & Nation Editor Photo Editor Staff Writers Tim Scales Hannah Winkler Robßurman Stephanie Atlan Sarah Weiser Forum Editor Visual Arts Editor Eamon Barker Seth Van Horn Holly Butcher Kevin Bryan Aaron DeMoss .. . 7 Meredith Veto people are unaware of. ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) is a neurological condition that affects five to ten percent of Americans. It usually starts in childhood, and in some cases it is out grown by adolescence. In addition to finding it hard to pay attention, people with ADD often tend to daydream and may be disorganized, FEATURES Alternative Learning Specialist. "In reality, they are paying attention ...just to many things at the same time." Students with ADD often find that they have problems focusing, finishing assign ments on time, organizing their schedule, and setting pri orities. The study habits that worked for them in high school usually don't work as "Students with ADD may try to compen sate for their learning difficulties in school by being the class clown." well in college. Over 40% of people with ADD also experience depres sion, anxiety, or obsessive compulsive disorder. They may feel that their under achievement is their fault, and that things would be easier for them if they tried harder. Students with ADD may try to compensate for their learn ing difficulties in school by being the class clown. Because of difficulties with planning and time manage ment, students with ADD may find they don't achieve as much as they want to, in both academics and social situa tions. Medications prescribed for the disorder can help them with challenges in school. Students who have ADD usually have other learning difficulties as well, often in reading, math (problem solv ing), note taking (having trou ble concentrating on listening have a ten dency to pro crastinate, or often forget things. "One of the most com mon miscon cept ion s about ADD is that people aren't paying attention", said Kim SeII i c k , Guilford's GREENSBORO, NC and writing at the same time),, and retrieving words in lan guage classes. Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D) is an organization that helps many people who have ADD by pro viding tapes of their books, free of charge. Many students with ADD have trouble con centrating on reading, espe cially if the material is dense. These tapes often help stu dents to read faster and understand more. There are currently 91 stu dents on campus with some form of ADD, and the Academic Skills Center pro vides a wide variety of resources to these including extended time on tests and books on tape. Sellick and ASC Director Sue Keith are available to help students with or without ADD to find strategies to help them better organize their time. Send Us Your Letter to the Editor I)Through our Webpage: Go to www.guilfordian.com, click on Letter Submission under Site Options, and enter the requested data in each field. Please include your name and phone number at the end of your letter. 2)By E-Mail: Send your letter to guilfordian@guilford.edu. Type "Letter" in the subject line, and please include your name and phone number at the end of your letter. 3)Hard Copy: Drop off your letter in one of the two Guilfordian boxes outside the Publications suite, Founders 208. Letters are limited to 250 words and mustbe received by Monday at 3:00 p.m. to be considered for that week's issue. PAGE 11
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