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Some Basics
#1 - You already covered.. register with the school support offices.
#2 - Get a good room-mate... if you have any control over this.
#3 - Check out the non-disability support services the school has... There are so many things offered now... time management seminars, tutorials, writing centers... The big thing is at a large school, you have to advocate for help... it will not find you....
#4 - Get a Clock that has a sound machine (I like the bubbling brook) it helps as a sound screen. I have actually switched to the Pandora "Spa Music" channel.
#5 - Get to know your TA's and professors, use their office hours. Don't dwell on your issues; they don't care. However, it helps to have them know you as a person. Who better to get advice to that the person making the exam and grading everything? It also helps you with one very important aspect of college I never learned about (see my blog posts from my college days) MENTORING AND NETWORKING!!!!
Here are my college days blogposts.
MIT http://askdreric-schoolpsychologist.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-adhd-story-part-3-mit.html
UMASS http://askdreric-schoolpsychologist.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-adhd-story-part-4-umass-diagnosis.html
NU http://askdreric-schoolpsychologist.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-adhd-story-part-5-northeastern.html
UCLA http://askdreric-schoolpsychologist.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-adhd-story-part-6-current-day.htm
Most of all, to thine own self be true.
Most academic issues in college do not start academic... peer groups, partying, relationships, etc.
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