College is a big change for any student.

For a student with a learning disability this

transition can be even more overwhelming as there are more hurdles to jump than a
student without a learning disability.

Students with learning disabilities are not any less capable than their non-disabled
peers when it comes to being successful in college, however most students with SLD
do not attend college or are not successful, with successful intervention and support,
your child can and will succeed in college.

There are three components to know to help make the transition to college.

• Encourage your
child to know their
strengths and
REDUCING STIGMA know thier
& PROMOTING SELF- weaknesses as
ADVOCACY well. Encourage
you child to seek
accomodations
and use them.
• As with high
school, your child
will continue to
ENCOURAGING need a support
system or a
RESILIENCE & mentor to push
PERSISTENCE them to develop
the skills of
resilience and
persistence •When deciding on a
college to attend,
assit your child to
PROVIDING ACCESS find colleges that
TO INFORMATION have the best options
for accomodations
ON and disabiltiy
ACCOMMODATIONS services. This can be a
difficult task and your
child may need
assitance.