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Lewis, Colleen. "Making the Transition from High School to College for Students with Disabilties." National Center for Learning Disabilities, 2008. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. This article addresses the transition from high school to college for students with learning disabilities. It gives the differences between receiving help in high school and receiving help in college. For example, in college one has to actively seek help. Also one must proof with documentation that they indeed to have a learning disability. The article informs the reader what what the student with a disability should do once accepted into college. It gives helpful information to make the transition as smooth as possible

Sutcliffe, Paul A., et al. "Effect of Attentional State on Frequency Discrimination: A Comparison of Children With ADHD On and Off Medication." Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research 49.5 (2006): 1072-1084. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 8 Nov. 2010. This is journal article examines the difference between children with ADHD on and off medication. The researchers ran a test that judged the children's auditory awareness. The researchers tested both kids with ADHD and kids without ADHD. The results showed that children with ADHD performed much worse without the stimulant medication than the children without ADHD. This shows that auditory awareness can directly be influenced by the attention status of children who have ADHD.