ADHD: The College Experience: How to stop blaming yourself, work with your strengths, succeed in college, and reach your potential

ADHD: The College Experience offers a strength-based approach to learning that flips the script about ADHD for students who are struggling to succeed in college. This transformative perspective shows students with ADHD how they can embrace their unique abilities to find joy in learning, succeed in college, and reach their potential. Through humorous storytelling, Zaghi explains how ADHD traits are a genetic inheritance that benefits human societies, how procrastination and inattention can lead to highly creative solutions, and how risk-taking and impulsivity can lead to unexpected discoveries. This guide offers valuable insight for students with ADHD, along with their parents and educators. You’re sure to see yourself or someone you love in this mix of observations and reflections based on Arash Zaghi’s personal experiences as a university professor who was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult.This book was inspired by countless emails from students all over the country who, despite their high creative potential, are still struggling in the traditional education system. With ADHD: The College Experience, Zaghi shares a message of hope that will help students to think differently about their ADHD, to recognize their unique potential, and to build on their strengths for success in college.