DOES ACCESS WORK?
THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES!
Based on research findings and the consistently positive feedback received from the many students who have participated in ACCESS.
Research Support
ACCESS was created, programmatically developed, and tested over a period of ten years. Under the direction of Drs. Arthur D. Anastopoulos and Kristen King, it was initially evaluated in an open clinical trial involving 88 undergraduate students with ADHD from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Under the direction of Drs. Anastopoulos and Joshua M. Langberg, ACCESS was subsequently evaluated in a large-scale, multi-site randomized controlled trial with 250 undergraduate students with ADHD from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Improvements
Findings obtained at the end of the maintenance phase revealed improvements in:
- Knowledge and understanding of ADHD
- Time management and other executive functioning skills
- Adaptive thinking skills
- Attention span
- Study skills and strategies
- Daily functioning
- Overall personal well-being
- Use of disability accommodations
Improvements were still evident six months after ACCESS ended, lending support to its efficacy and feasibility for college students.
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