WELCOME
David Carson's Survival Guide for College-Bound L.D. (learning difference / disability) Students. A practical transitional guide for college success (113 pages). My mission: to give direction and hope to students with learning differences. I graduated and so can you!
My guide is about:
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Self Esteem
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Self Advocacy
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Self Empowerment
In many ways, we are more gifted and talented than our classmates. Believe in yourself and take charge of your educational journey. Any school can be L.D. friendly, but it's up to you to make it that way. It's all up to you!
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Your L.D.
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Your thoughts
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Your selfworth
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Your vision
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Your daily effort
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Your destiny
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Your life
-Coach Joe Moore
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I can't spell at all, I read very slowly, and I write like a fourth grader.
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I have flunked out of three colleges ... Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Ohio University, and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
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At the age of 25, I was tested for a learning difference/disability (L.D.) and was found to be cross dominant with visual tracking deficits.
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Since then I have graduated from:
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St. Francis Medical Center School of Respiratory Care
Respiratory Technician diploma program - QPA 3.81 -
Northwestern University (Chicago) School of Respiratory Care
Respiratory Therapist diploma program - QPA 3.69 -
LaRoche College
B.A. Natural and Health Sciences - QPA 3.91
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Tested again at age 44; diagnosis - written expression disability.
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My Survival Guide explains how I turned my academic life around. I hope it helps you.
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Take charge -- break the cycle of self doubt, anxiety, excuses, guilt, and anger.
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Realize your potential and Live without regrets.
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowline. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -Mark Twain