Hi - I'm new here and would like to introduce myself. My name is Joan
Azarva, and I am one of you -- except I am "over the hump". I have an
adult son with LD/ADD who graduated college successfully.

I have also worked with students with LD for nearly 35 years, the last
13 of which were as a college Learning Specialist. I resigned from
that position however, in 2006, frustrated that I was spread far too
thin to prevent my students from failing - this is a common scenario
at many colleges. I'm sure you all know that while students with LD
are attending college in record numbers, their success rate is still
dismal when compared to their peers. This is because high school and
college are vastly different systems; students arrive at college
ill-prepared and act on many misconceptions that eventually cause
their demise.

I decided I'd be more effective helping students PROactively rather
than REactively. After I resigned, I wrote a course for high school
students on how to set oneself up for postsecondary success. I also
started a FREE e-list that distributes articles on post-secondary
success. If you would like to subscribe, please e-mail me at
transitionsuccess@....

It's about time our students received a fair shot at college success.

Joan M. Azarva, Ms.ED