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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory
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College Learning Disabilities Specialist. Speaker. Author: 7 Steps to College Success: A Pathway for Students with Disabilities. Speaker. LDadvisory.com. She/her.
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This feels like it would be a @colsonwhitehead.com repost. 😉
December 31, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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While I usually prefer to send folks to indie stores, I wanted to let you know the *other* place is offering 15% off my hardcover & 10% off the Kindle version of my book: https://amzn.to/3UWC8Aa

You can always get 10% on all versions through my publisher, too. See links: https://bit.ly/ECHbook
Big sale on Amazon. Shop now for your copy of Seven Steps to College Success: A Pathway for Students with Disabilities.
December 31, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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If your student is returning to college on probation, you should talk to them *now* about how next term will be different. In this post, I share links to great advice from @collparcentral.bsky.social & others and offer information for families of students with disabilities: https://bit.ly/LDAdSS14
And colleges don’t have give students a fresh start (e.g., wipe out their GPA from last term, take them off probation) because they are now identifying themselves as having a disability. Post title is "College Students on Probation; Advice and Resources for Parents to Share." Picture shows an open text book in the foreground; in the background is a blurred image of a White college student with his hood pulled up; he looks frustrated, and he's resting his head on his hand.
December 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Afternoon at @momanyc.bsky.social!
December 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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What you may be hearing about sending your student with a disability to a private college (vs public college) is based on assumptions no one should make. I explain here: https://bit.ly/ECHFAQ5

#CollegeSearch #ADHD #LearningDisabilities #Dyslexia college search, dyslexia, ADHD, learning disabilities
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December 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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1/2 I love this post. I see a lot of problems with perfectionism with my college and graduate students. Well-intentioned adults often respond to this challenge with accommodations such as extended time for papers and assignments, but this is something that isn't commonly approved at college.
NESCA's post title is "When Perfectionism Is Making Things Imperfect." Next to a picture of a stubby pencil surrounded by pencil shavings and a sharper, it says "Perfectionism is a personality trait characterized by setting unrealistically high standards for oneself and striving for flawlessness. It often includes having idealized goals that are unrealistically ambitious. Many factors contribute to the development of perfectionism"
December 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Do students have options when their college rejects their disability accommodation request? What if their accommodation is approved but a professor says they can't use it? I wrote about I thought a student experiencing both these challenges should have done: https://bit.ly/LDAdSS13

#EduSky
“This question came in...roughly two weeks before the end of the term and...the student has already taken one exam in this particular class and in a previous one with the same professor. The timing matters in several ways.” Read more on Substack. Students in a lecture hall, some with laptops, sit attentively. Substack post title is "Disability accommodations denied or approved but rejected by professors. What should a college student do?"
December 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Sharing @bcdreyer.social's fabulous style guide on other channels today and thought I'd feature the best Van Halen frontman helpfully demonstrating Dreyer's point that *all* chaps are assless.*

Get a signed copy from an indie store: www.benjamindreyer.com/signed-copies

#AuthorSky #AmWriting
David Lee Roth photographed from the back in front of a large crowd. He's shirtless with arms aloft. He's wearing black leather chaps laced at the back (and maybe edged with white fringe) and his butt is visible. Cover of Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style has a black background and white and ivory print.
December 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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I was working on a presentation and my key stuck. I think it pretty much sums up this year. 😵‍💫
Screen says "not" and then several rows of the lowercase letter a repeated.
December 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Seniors' college applications are almost in.
 
Now's a great time to learn from @lllewis.bsky.social, @ellenbraaten.bsky.social, @jesslahey.bsky.social & others about preparing them for college.

See my rec' book lists on Amazon (https://bit.ly/ECHAmazon) & @bookshop.org (https://bit.ly/ECHBookshop)
Recommended books on parenting teenagers includes The Sleep-Deprived Teen, Bright Kids Who Couldn't Care Less, The Self-Driven Child, Neurodiversity and College, The Gift of Failure, Seven Steps to College Success: A Pathway for Students with Disabilities, and Neurodiversity & College: A Parent's Guide for Autistic Students.
December 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Students hear all sorts of things about disability disclosure in the college application. Learn why they should ignore the advice and make their own decision. It may surprise you: https://bit.ly/ECHFAQ14

#EduSky #ADHD #Dyslexia #LearningDisabilities college myths, college admission
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December 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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The sheer disregard shown by this regime for the humanity of trans kids and their families is breathtakingly cruel. The Dr. Oz-run Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed two rules that would severely restrict access to gender affirming care for young Americans.
December 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Executive functioning is necessary for adult life, but too often, students get assistance instead of instruction so they can learn these skills. Kelley Challen discusses how parents can help work on them at home: https://kelleychallentransitions.substack.com/p/building-executive-functioning-the
A post-it note on a table lists "Oatmeal" three times. Featured post title from Kelley Challen's blog is "The Year of the Post-it." Below, it states, "Sometimes the best executive function skill development starts with a post-it note."
December 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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As many of us begin Christmas meal prep, allow me to share the advice that my ER nurse sister puts in the chat every year:

A dropped knife has no handle. Jump away. Let it fall. You can pick it up and wash it.
December 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Reading expert Timothy Shanahan reviews the research on special fonts that claim to help students with #Dyslexia. Before your student asks for this as an accommodation, get the facts.  https://www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/what-about-special-fonts-for-kids-with-dyslexia-or-other-reading-problems
Shanahan On Literacy post's title is "What about Special Fonts for Kids with Dyslexia or Other Reading Problems?" Image of an open book with dense text.
December 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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The universe tried to take me out today, but for once, I was paying attention. 😉
banana peel laying in a parking lot
December 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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So many people ask me what accommodation students get at college for X disability (such as dyslexia). It doesn’t work that way. I explain why: https://bit.ly/ECHFAQ6

#EduSky college prep, dyslexia, ADHD, 2e parents, special education
FAQ #6: What accommodations can students with X kind of disability get at college?
When students with learning disabilities or ADHD transition to college, they may wonder whether accommodations are assigned by diagnosis or disability catego...
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December 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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A parent of a student not yet enrolled a college says there will be legal trouble if the disability services office won't commit to accommodations. Are they right? See my thoughts: https://bit.ly/LDAdSS12

disability accommodations, college search, learning disabilities, ADHD, dyslexia
“The parent who made the threat didn’t mention what law they thought DS was violating...not all lawyers are familiar with the relevant ones for discussing disability accommodations at college." Read more on Substack @Ldadvisory "'Legal ramifications” if a college won’t tell a prospective student what disability accommodations they’d get? Insight on a parent's threat." Image of a bronze statue of the scales of justice in the foreground of an image of bookshelves.
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Reposted by Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory
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The government is accepting public comment on 2 proposed rules that would severely restrict access to gender affirming care for young Americans. These comments will be supportive of legal challenges aimed at blocking the new rules. Submit a public comment on the regime's new attacks on trans youth.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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It's imperative that pros have an accurate view of the college disability services landscape. Learn what college disability services directors say professionals can do prepare students for success. https://bit.ly/LDBlog125x

 college prep, learning disabilities, ADHD, dyslexia #EduSky
"Some of the accommodations provided at the high school level end up being a disservice to students because they’re not prepared when they get to college." Margaret Camp, College Disability Services Director. " How Professionals Help Students with Disabilities Prepare for Successful College Transition. Read the blogpost on LDadvisory.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Us too, writers. And be sure to download your newsletter subscriber list!
December 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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CBS News may not want you to see its CECOT reporting, but I'm happy to share this powerful video that our team produced this year.
“An American Nightmare”: Three Men Deported to CECOT and Their Families Reflect on Their Monthslong Ordeal
For months, Carmen, Lina and Doris awaited news about their loved ones, who were sent to a maximum-security Salvadoran prison by the Trump administration. Now that the families have been reunited, the...
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December 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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🧵1/4 Before you settle in for the holidays, be sure to grab your spot for my 4th annual FREE college transition summit for students with learning disabilities and ADHD. And share this with folks who need this information!
December 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Have you heard that students w/ disabilities should contact DS offices at the colleges they're applying to, but also that doing this will ruin their chances of getting in? I've got answers for you. https://bit.ly/LDBlog107x 

ADHD, dyslexia, learning disabilities, college admission
"Anyone who says this is reflecting their own bias, i.e., they think that colleges view students with disabilities as undesirable." Read more at the linked blogpage in the post Post title is "Does Contacting Disability Services Ruin Students’ College Admissions Chances?" Read the post on LDadvisory.com. Elizabeth C. Hamblet
December 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Students with disabilities may encounter difficulties at college and wonder what their college's obligations are. For instance, when they can't read a professor's writing, does the college have to provide an accommodation? Read my answer: https://bit.ly/LDAdSS9
“If a professor’s handwriting is illegible, it’s not just a problem for students with a disability—but for all students who take this professor’s class—and my colleagues didn’t feel this created a need for a disability accommodation.” Read more on Substack. Read on Substack - "Disability accommodation for a professor's lousy handwriting/use of cursive? Do colleges do this?
December 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM