On Your Own: A College Readiness Guide for Teens With ADHD/LD
Patricia O. Quinn, MD,is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC, and Director of the National Center for Girls and Women with ADHD.Dr Quinn earned her medical degree from Georgetown University Medical School. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at Georgetown Hospital and a Fellowship in Developmental Pediatrics and Pediatric Psychopharmacology at the Georgetown Child Development Center. Board certified in Pediatrics, Dr. Quinn is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Society for Developmental Pediatrics, and she was the recipient of the CHADD Hall of Fame Award in 2000.Dr Quinn is the author or co-author of more than 60 articles, abstracts and books, and has made more than 150 presentations nationally and internationally. Her books for teens and college students (Adolescents and ADD,ADD and the College Student, andCoaching College Students with ADD) have been well received.Dr Quinn was recipient of a grant to put together a series of free workshops help in several states for high school students titled, Transition to College - Passport to Success. This work also generated a 23 minute video of the same title. Dr. Quinn's expertise has also led to her appearances on Good Morning America, CNN, PBS and American Family. In addition, she has made numerous radio and satellite TV media tours discussing developmental issues.Theresa E. Laurie Maitlandis currently the Coordinator of the Academic Success Program for Students with LD/ADHD at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has been on the staff at UNC since 1994. It is Dr. Maitland's passion to work with individuals with learning, attention and emotional challenges so they can turn those challenges into gifts.  Prior to joining the staff at LDS, she worked as a special class teacher at all grade levels, a college professor, an in-service trainer, and a clinician.In 1984, Dr. Maitland helped develop a unique, private, multidisciplinary clinic for individuals with cognitive, emotional and behavioral challenges and their families. Throughout her career, Dr. Maitland has conducted numerous local workshops and national presentations on topics related to teaching and parenting children, adolescents and young adults with these challenges.Since 1996 Dr. Maitland and her colleagues at UNC have been studying the field of professional coaching and its application to college students with special learning needs.  As a result, in 2003 she became a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC).Dr. Maitland has a private practice which allows her to function as a professional coach and a consultant who specializes in working with teens and adults with learning, attention and emotional challenges and their families. She has co-authored a book titledCoaching College Students with ADHD: Issues and Answers.