<p>Does anyone have feedback regarding A.U.'s student support program and accommodations for Learning Disabilities and ADHD?</p>
<p>i don't have any personally, but why don't you contact their office directly, and maybe meet with them?</p>
<p>Thanks for your suggestion, we have done that. The program and services look great, but our contacts with staff thus far have been somewhat disapointing. They keep focusing on SAT scores for admission, where I was hoping to obtain more information about program specifics. It may be they need to fend off hopeful parents of LD kids who just may not be able to manage AU academics.</p>
<p>samoa, I pm'ed you.</p>
<p>the support services at AU is far superior then I have seen at any other school. I am a third year student at AU & I have LD but decided not to enroll in the program, but I still receive services because of my IEP (such as testing accommodations & note takers) They also offer the writing lab, which any student (but its designed for LD students) can work one-on-one with an LD specialist to work on their paper, from brainstorming --> proof reading stages.</p>
<p>If your son/ daughter decides to enroll in the LD program, (it costs a bit of money, but its worth it if he/she needs the services) then they work one-on-one with an LD specialists, working on goals, organizing skills, and planning. They also contact professors and take care of all necessary accommodations (if you don't enroll in the program you have do it yourself. Its really not that hard to go up to a professor and give them a letter from support services saying you have LD, but some people think its hard) You also have a free tutor service for any subject, as often as you what, for whatever subject you want. (without being enrolled in the program, you have to pay a small fee of $10 an hour, which is not horrible at all). </p>
<p>When you first get to AU, you will meet with a support councilor and he/ she will make a learning profile for your child. Here you can figure out time extensions, note takers, etc. The note takers bit is really great. Support services actually pays a student in each of my classes to take notes for me. (they get something like $100 per semester) This is really great, because i can focus more on class discussions as opposed to worrying about getting every word down the professor says.
In every way AU support services has really been amazing. If you have any more questions feel free to PM me.</p>
<p>-Alyssa</p>