Resources for Students with LD & ADHD

On-Campus:

• Disability accommodations are not handled through the A-LEC or LeAD. For accommodations on campus, such as extended time for tests, students with disabilities must contact Rebecca Marin, Director of Services for Students with Disabilities.
  
  
• Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) provides SMU students with individual personal counseling, LD/ADHD testing (fee), and psychiatric services such as medication management.
  
  

Off-Campus:

• For referrals to off-campus psychologists/psychiatrists for testing and/or medication management, please contact CAPS at 214.768.2277. Alexa Taylor (214.768.1918) and Glenn Pfenninger (214.768.4773), the A-LEC's Learning and Attention Disorders Counselors, have a limited list of referrals as well.
  
  
• Support Networks/Groups in North Texas:
  • CHADD
  • Dallas Branch of the International Dyslexia Association

Web Resources:

• Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
• American Psychological Association Information on ADHD
• National Center for Gender Issues and AD/HD
• American Psychological Association - AD/HD Topic List
• LD Online
• The National Center for Learning Disabilities
• Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD)
  

Technology Resources:

Please view all of the technology resources we have on campus and some we have found for purchase or download on campus by cicking here.