In This Section

• Overview of Services
• Policies and Procedures
• Eligibility
• What is LD and ADHD?
• Applying to UNC
• Resources

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Overview of Academic Success Program (ASP)

The Academic Success Program is here to serve you – the students.    Work with a learning specialist to help determine what assistance you may want to reach your academic goals.  Contact us at any time.

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of ASP Offerings

Services Offered by ASP Staff for Students with LD/ADHD

Learning Strategies:

• Improve reading
• Manage time effectively
• Improve note-taking skills
• Improve test-prep and test-taking skills
• Learn about assistive technology

Coaching

• Set goals (balance between academics and recreation, etc.) and then work with your coach to develop systems and structures to reach your goals. 
• Agree to be held accountable for commitments made during sessions.
• Deepen your learning about yourself which helps to define and refine future goals.

Disability Awareness/Self-Advocacy

• Go over your psycho-educational evaluation to help understand your disability
• Develop a better understanding of your strengths and weaknesses
• Develop advocacy skills to speak to professors, TAs, friends – everyone – about your specific needs

Accommodations Often Used by Students with LD/ADHD

Accommodations are intended to provide you with “equal access” to learning.  If you believe you need accommodations, you must request them each semester.  The Department of Disabilities Services is responsible for managing all aspects of accommodations, and requests must be made through that office.  However, an ASP Learning Specialist can help you learn to use your accommodations effectively.

Typical accommodations include:

• Extended test time
• Reduced-distraction test setting
• Access to class notes
• Use of asistive technology (smart pen, text-reader, dictation software, computer for written exams)
• Priority registration

ASP sometimes support students' petition for additional accommodations (i.e. course under-load), though the decision is not ours to make.  Ask a learning specialist for more information.