Academic tips for students with mental emotional disorders

• Arrange meetings later in the day to accommodate sleep and medication issues
• Provide copies of instructor notes or PowerPoint presentations
• Recommend a reduced course load
• Recommend online courses, incompletes or hybrid classes when absences are excessive
• Be firm and clear with absence policy and give frequent reminders
• Give verbal reminders of assignments and test dates

More academic tips

• Suggest dropping a class or two if academic load is too heavy
• Suggest recording lectures and meetings to improve memory retention
• Preferential seating can make these students more comfortable
• Be tolerant of frequent visits, questions, and concerns
• Inform student in advance of any changes, give details
• Inform student of poor test/homework grades in private
• Know that medication can cause unwarranted side effects

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