Part of me is about ready to throw my textbooks in the fireplace and call it quits

[Remus Lupin]

As you all know, I just started college, and I feel like I'm most likely going to washed out.
Even though I'm only going part-time, I'm still not getting it all down especially in one of the class.
My two classes are pretty much the same except the first one is lecture the other is lab.
The lab class I'm doing decent on but lecure, not so much.
I tend to do much better in the lab because I learn better hands on.
Lecture is just rough being I have ADHD and the fact I'm below par with reading comprehension (alot more studying)
Can anyone give some pointers please.
I tried studying for one hour and my brain just pretty much went out of order for the rest of the night.

[CaptainPike]

What class is this that you're talking about?

[FidelisAdMortem]

Do it, throw the books in the fire.

[Samm]

As you all know, I just started college, and I feel like I'm most likely going to washed out.
Even though I'm only going part-time, I'm still not getting it all down especially in one of the class.
My two classes are pretty much the same except the first one is lecture the other is lab.
The lab class I'm doing decent on but lecure, not so much.
I tend to do much better in the lab because I learn better hands on.
Lecture is just rough being I have ADHD and the fact I'm below par with reading comprehension (alot more studying)
Can anyone give some pointers please.
I tried studying for one hour and my brain just pretty much went out of order for the rest of the night.

Screw it; join the Army... or better yet... the Marines. When you complete your service, college will be a snap.

[Remus Lupin]

Screw it; join the Army... or better yet... the Marines. When you complete your service, college will be a snap.

Once they take those who have asperger syndrome.

[JediMindTrick]

Once they take those who have asperger syndrome.

There are many people in the Army with Aspergers. We had this discussion before and I linked you to many articles about soldiers who are serving despite their condition.

[agent_86]

Get a voice recorder and then you can review at your own speed.

[ConstitutionHugger]

As you all know, I just started college, and I feel like I'm most likely going to washed out.
Even though I'm only going part-time, I'm still not getting it all down especially in one of the class.
My two classes are pretty much the same except the first one is lecture the other is lab.
The lab class I'm doing decent on but lecure, not so much.
I tend to do much better in the lab because I learn better hands on.
Lecture is just rough being I have ADHD and the fact I'm below par with reading comprehension (alot more studying)
Can anyone give some pointers please.
I tried studying for one hour and my brain just pretty much went out of order for the rest of the night.

I have ADD as well and never learned how to study. All you can do is find a way to tie your studies with something that interests you. I am a gun nut and a hunting fanatic, so in order for me to concentrate on something, I relate it to guns and/or hunting to make it interesting.
I don't know about you but if it is something that interests me I have unlimited concentration and attention span, but if it isn't something that interests me then my concentration and attention span are non-existent

[ConstitutionHugger]

when you are done, you can shoot the books that you can't sell back and don't want. If you shoot the with anything 223rem and up they blast confetti with each shot, lots of fun

[Samm]

Once they take those who have asperger syndrome.

Lie. If you can socialize well enough to get along with an air-headed female roommate, you can get by in the Service.

[Gabby]

I don't know what help is available at your school. But at the University of New Mexico they have tutors and counselors who specifically help those with things like Asperger, Autism, ADHD and so forth.

I have a son in college who has ADHD. He has not used the help availble so far. He's workig very hard to structure his life around school. It's challenge for him. His first two semesters he did very poorly. But now he seems to have figured it out. He has retaken all the classes he did poorly in during the first two semesters. He's looking at a 3.5 GPA now. His major is physics.

I did some searching on study help for students with Asperger. There are some websites that talk about things to do. I also found a book that you might find helpful. Here's the name & link.

Succeeding in College With Asperger Syndrome

http://books.google.com/books?id=5MuJPRuRYSYC&pg=PA103&lpg=PA103&dq=asperger+syndrome+college+study&source=bl&ots=pa1BH-CHTa&sig=4W0cLirVyrnyBZxuaZadrmAgrfk&hl=en&ei=AFfNSvb9B5LgtgPJrcGvDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6#v=onepage&q=asperger%20syndrome%20college%20study&f=false

[Samm]

I don't know what help is available at your school. But at the University of New Mexico they have tutors and counselors who specifically help those with things like Asperger, Autism, ADHD and so forth.

I have a son in college who has ADHD. He has not used the help availble so far. He's workig very hard to structure his life around school. It's challenge for him. His first two semesters he did very poorly. But now he seems to have figured it out. He has retaken all the classes he did poorly in during the first two semesters. He's looking at a 3.5 GPA now. His major is physics.

I did some searching on study help for students with Asperger. There are some websites that talk about things to do. I also found a book that you might find helpful. Here's the name & link.

Succeeding in College With Asperger Syndrome

http://books.google.com/books?id=5MuJPRuRYSYC&pg=PA103&lpg=PA103&dq=asperger+syndrome+college+study&source=bl&ots=pa1BH-CHTa&sig=4W0cLirVyrnyBZxuaZadrmAgrfk&hl=en&ei=AFfNSvb9B5LgtgPJrcGvDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6#v=onepage&q=asperger%20syndrome%20college%20study&f=false

Well, if you are going to coddle him, yeah. But the Marines will cure the Aspergers. :cool:

[Ninjacorpse]

Well first of all stop acting like you cannot succeed. Make sure you have a quiet room with as few possible distractions as possible. Take 45 minutes to study at a time with a 15 minute break before going back and studying again. Remember that ****ing up is not an excuse to quit, figure out what you did wrong or how you can improve and try harder. Like gabby suggested seek out any help the school may offer for people with learning disabilities, they may be able to help you figure what you are doing wrong and how to fix it.

[Drawz]

Dude, I'm sorry to criticize but you seem to bring a LOT of your problems to the relative strangers on this forum. There are far better resources out their to help you deal with these issues.
I mean really, asking posters at Hannity.com for advice on what to do when your roomate gets her dog drunk!?
If you've got an issue with your studies then talk to school counselers, talk to your teachers, talk to your parents, talk to a doctor, talk to a shrink.

[agent_86]

Dude, I'm sorry to criticize but you seem to bring a LOT of your problems to the relative strangers on this forum. There are far better resources out their to help you deal with these issues.
I mean really, asking posters at Hannity.com for advice on what to do when your roomate gets her dog drunk!?
If you've got an issue with your studies then talk to school counselers, talk to your teachers, talk to your parents, talk to a doctor, talk to a shrink.

What do you care and how do you know he's not doing all of that too?

[CaptainPike]

Remus,

If your goal is to become a certified mechanic, there are probly easier methods. You are attending a junior college, correct?

[Gabby]

Well, if you are going to coddle him, yeah. But the Marines will cure the Aspergers. :cool:

The military, especially the marines, is not for everyone. And the military does often reject people who have a medical history of things like this.

[Drawz]

What do you care and how do you know he's not doing all of that too?

I care about my fellow man.
I don't know if he's doing all that too, that's why I posted those suggestions.
Why are you so hostile?

[sgdp]

I'm at a similar level of stress. Full-time classes, part-time work, and a play.

The reason I get like you, Remus, is because I'm a perfectionist. As soon as I realized I wouldn't get an A in this one course, I felt like giving up. But, keep your eye on the prize.

Why are you in school? What do you hope to become? If you care enough for that goal, you can strive on.

But make sure, if you need the help, you are listed with the school as having a disability that requires you to need more time for tests or whatever else might be the case. They are required to support you.

[Hoobeedoo Bejesus]

Well, if you are going to coddle him, yeah. But the Marines will cure the Aspergers. :cool:

At least make you hide it well enough.

[JediMindTrick]

Remus, here is a link of the mental health disqualifiers for the military. Aspergers is not mentioned. ADHD can be a disqualifier but only if the applicant has an unsatisfactory academic history or is being currently medicated for it. There is some generic catch all language basically giving them the power to disqualify anyone they want who has issues not mentioned but what I take away from this is that if your a functional member of society who can hold down a job and go to school you can join the military (so long as your not being medicated for your issues).

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/neurotic.htm

Here is another site with a lot of contradictory answers on it. Some people are just guessing but several claim to be current military who got accepted despite having Aspergers. Most say its on a case by case basis.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_someone_with_Asperger%27s_Syndrome_join_the_mi litary

You keep saying how much you want to join yet you don't try because you have this false belief that you can't join. I don't know your situation or how high functioning you are and I don't know if your taking meds or not. The point is though is that your condition in and of itself does not automatically disqualify you. The fact that you have a job and go to school would seem to indicate that you would have a good chance of getting a waiver if you try. What do you have to lose?

I was never military myself but I was a Army spouse for about eight years so I'm very familiar with certain things. I in no way am trying to take a shot at you when I say this but I saw first hand how low the standards in the Army were. It was apparent with many of the guys in my ex wife's unit that the only requirement was a pulse.

[angelicmadrigal]

Just remember kid C's get degrees. You only have to pass the class. Stressing out over it is your worst enemy. Do what you can do and see what happens.

[angelicmadrigal]

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/neurotic.htm


Well there it is all my hopes and dreams of ever joining the military dashed on the rocks. ::faux sniffles:: Being that I meet 3 disqaulifiers on that list. I'm guessing since sleepwalkers aren't allowed narcoleptics are out too.

Unfortunately for me a lot of those same things (as well as many chronic health conditions) make them reject you as a foreign service officer too.

[MrShotShot]

Definitely look into what services your school offers for students with learning disabilities. I don't know of any 4 or 2-year school that doesn't offer assistance.

My wife teaches at a community college and a 4-year university and has at least two students in each class who have some type of learning disability. She typically gives them photocopies of her notes, spends extra time during her office hours working with them, they have scheduled time with university tutors, and when test time rolls around they can opt to not take the test during class time, but do it in the disability resource center with no time limit.

It's in your best interest to look into this and with only a part-time course load you should be able to do well.

Good luck.