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Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) refers to a person’s challenges with developing and utilizing their executive functioning skills.
Executive functioning includes all of the processes required for learning, such as organization, time management, metacognition, and self-regulation.
ADHD in college can greatly increase the challenges of college, as the paradigm for content delivery, demonstrating learning, and the multiple demands of social engagement and independent living, can be a perfect storm for students with ADHD and/or challenges with Executive Functioning. Indeed, college is the first time in many student’s life where they are solely responsible for not only managing their day to day life, but also a complex college educational system – and the college experience is as much about course content as it is an extended and real-world evaluation of a student’s applied executive functioning skills.
Mansfield Hall can help.
How Mansfield Hall Supports Students with ADHD
At Mansfield Hall, we recognize that managing ADHD, or other executive functioning challenges, can result in challenges in college. Unfortunately few, if any, colleges for students with ADHD exist and even the best colleges for students with ADHD often still fall short of addressing a student’s comprehensive needs across multiple domains.
Mansfield Hall carefully examines how a student’s executive functioning challenges impacts each of their four core domains – Learning, Living, Giving, and Engaging. Through personalized coaching, individualized goal-setting, and with staff support, students build plans to accommodate their challenges and develop the compensatory skills and strategies that can be used across all domains.
Please contact Mansfield Hall to learn more about how we support students with ADHD and Executive Functioning challenges.
Feeling overwhelmed in college- but not sure why? you’re not alone.
The key isn’t just “pushing through”, it’s learning to recognize what’s happening before you hit that wall, and having systems to reset.
That might look like:
• stepping outside for a walk
• box breathing between classes
• putting on a guided meditation
• reaching out to someone you trust
Small supports = big difference over time.
At Mansfield Hall, we help students build the awareness and tools to regulate, recharge, and navigate college in a way that actually works for them.
What’s one thing that helps you reset when you’re overwhelmed?
#CollegeLife #StudentMentalHealth #ExecutiveFunction #StressManagement
Excellent week across the board!
People Ops team member Jo touched down in Madison, receiving a warm welcome with coffee and a trip to see the Capitol building. VP of Program Ops Hayley grounded herself and took in the beauty of the Statehouse. Pancakes were served, and Burlington student Nikhil took the stage to perform with his choir.
A great week to zoom out and back in- and reflect on all the things we have to be grateful for!
#collegesupport #neurodiversity #worklifebalance
College can be energizing… and draining.
If you’ve ever felt socially exhausted, you’re not alone.
Understanding your limits (and what helps you recharge) can make all the difference.
#CollegeStudents #Neurodiversity #StudentWellbeing
Hangin` in there until spring weather kicks in!
This week at Mansfield Hall our Eugene, OR students did some rock climbing, Burlington, VT connections students took an outing to the bowling alley/arcade, while others took a trip to a local sugar house to learn about all things maple syrup. Students in Madison, WI continued their endeavors to learn about all things maintenance...and they make it look fun!
Happy Friday Friends- enjoy the weekend.
Mansfield Hall had the joy of hosting some professionals at our Madison, WI location recently, which included a student panel.
One of the questions asked was: What do you like about Mansfield Hall?
The answer: how inclusive it is.
No one gets to choose the brain they have, but we do get to choose the world we create. We choose to accept, celebrate, and work toward a world that’s more inclusive of every brain and the incredible things they can do.
Happy World Autism Awareness Day. We see you, and we celebrate you for all that you are and all that you can be!
❤️MH
#autismawareness #neurodiversity #collegesupport
Sensory overload happens when your brain receives more sensory input than it can comfortably process.
Our nervous systems are constantly taking in information, but when there’s too much coming in (or it’s coming too fast) our systems can become overwhelmed.
We get it, and it can be managed with small, intentional supports like reducing input, creating predictable routines, and building in quiet recovery time.
