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Summer or Winter Break Plan:
Navigating a Successful Transition (or Return) to College
Coaching customized to the student's needs*

Coach will meet with the student in person or on Zoom for:

  •  6 individual 50-minute coaching sessions during the summer before college (or winter break), and 

  • 6 individual 50-minute coaching sessions during the first 3 weeks of college

  • Assessment of executive function strengths and challenges for student awareness and use in coaching.

* Coaching can also be done on an hourly basis, if preferred. 

Planning & Reminder Systems

  • Collaborating to develop a planning and reminder system that works for each student! Practice using to develop proficiency. 

  • Every brain is unique, so this is a process! An absolute must for college.

During the summer (or winter break), topics could include: 

Managing Emails, Canvas Inbox & Announcements

  • Working together on effective methods for to managing, organizing and simplifying.

  • Why it matters.

Identify Strengths & Assess Executive Functions

  • Identify strengths and how to utilize those strengths to meet student's goals.

  • Assess executive functions to identify areas of strength and weakness and implement workarounds where needed. 

Accommodations*

  • Understanding the types of accommodations that are available, why they're important, and how they're different from supports in high school. 

*Must be started early 

Plan and organize for optimal success at point of performance​

  • Identifying causes of and creating  individualized strategies for avoiding procrastination. 

  • Creating most effective environment for performance and sustained attention. 

Self-Advocacy & Utilizing Campus Resources

  • Explore ways to advocate for yourself with professors and why it's important.

  • Explore helpful campus resources, how to access them, where they're located, and potential obstacles to using them.

Tools & Technology

  • Explore apps, tools and devices useful for ADHD and Executive Function challenges, to externalize Executive Function-related tasks. 

  • Reviewing alarm options useful for students with ADHD and working together to find optimal solutions.

Medication Management

  • Addressing how student will obtain, refill and manage their medications.

  • Identifying how student will remember to take medications. 

Social Plan 

  • Explore and identify potential clubs, groups and activities to get involved with. 

  • Identify how to contact and make initial contact. 

Hacking the Syllabus

for Each Class

  • Work together to hack each syllabus to identify the components of the course, assignment deadlines, resources required, what's important to the professor, what resources are required, and other important details.

  • Complete concise table with crucial information to refer back to. 

Calendar Assignment Deadlines & Create Plan of Study

  • Work together to populate student's calendar with class schedule, assignment deadlines, tests, and paper and project due dates. 

  • Create a weekly plan of study and identify potential obstacles and possible resources.

During the first 2 weeks of the semester: 
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