College Homework stress

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I have one class that has two teachers


One teacher wants me to read 35 pages from one teacher

and another teacher is more into reading homework so I'll have to work off of another book as well


I just got to college and all I know is that HW takes up alot of my time.

I'm trying not to get overwhelmed with this, plus I don't want to flunk the classes.

I'm trying to earn a Media technology citifficute


For the other Aspies that are in college, can you please give me some tips? Can you relate to my situation?

_Eric

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Thank You and have a nice day,

_Eric

I can relate I have no addice though. I took alot classes that had a lab section and it really was like taking two classes for each class with a lab section. Very stressfull indeed.

First of all, don't try to do all your reading in one sitting. Depending on how many pages you have to read before the next class
meeting, break up the homework assignment in smaller pieces. Read for a while and when your mind starts to get tired and
wander, give yourself a break for 10-15 minutes. Make a schedule for yourself on a sheet of paper listing Sunday through Saturday.
Put in the times you have your classes, times to study and times when you can relax and have fun. Don't allow yourself to put
things off and then have to cram for an exam. Nobody learns anything that way.

Good luck!

Don't you just hate it when something like that comes along and causes you to fret? Academics have always been something I despise. I need a different strategy to tackle them.

When I was enrolled in the DSS (disabled student services) at my local college, this was supposed to help me get along in my classes and pass.

There were tutors available... I never used them.
There were rooms and computers available... I used those because I could be in there by myself.

What I found has helped me (I have ADD/HD not AS), is establishing routines. Without routines, I get lost.
But, establishing routines by myself is a difficult task.
This semester is in it's third week for me now and I'm already behind.

I find that after I started meeting with my professors in their offices and explaining my circumstances, things were somewhat better. I still have to take responsibility for my actions, but I do think some of them are a bit more accommodating where they can.

As for homework...

I cannot do homework.. AT HOME. Too many distractions.

I have to either do it at school or stay up REALLY LATE at home and see what I can get done when there is nothing else happening.
But then, I wind up eating all night.

I also have headphones for my iPod, a baseball cap, and a hoodie.
With my music on loud (and repetitive), my cap pulled down over my brow, and the hood pulled up over all that, I can shut out most stimuli and really get a move on with the work.

I probably looked stupid doing all that but it works for me!

Just picture a 47y.o. guy in a hoodie, swaying back-and-forth, while his foot or feet tap/bounce in rhythm to some unheard beat, probably making a noise every once-in-a-while or laughing out loud, talking to his computer, drinking water by the liter and/or coffee... barefoot.

I'm not sure, but I kinda figure I don't draw many admiring glances for the 'weird old fart who just escaped from the loony bin'.

BUT... it works for me.

You just gotta find something that will allow you to focus on the work.
Definitely break it up into small chunks as was suggested above.

I also found that a study group helped some, but it was hard for me to get myself to show up.

I wish you well.

You probably spend more time stressing over what you have to do than actually doing it. The only way to sort it is by doing the homework as soon as possible. Stop the procrastination now. Get the homework done as soon as you get in after college, then you can spend the rest of the night knowing everythings sorted. You know I'm right.

Don't know what advice to give but I'm having a hard time right now too. I'm totally overwhelmed. It's been wreaking havoc on mental state too. Yeah be sure to give yourself breaks.

Ah. Reading. It took me awhile to know how to get all my readings done. It is my opinion that very few instructors actually expect you to do all the readings. All you need to do is skim through and be ready to pay attention during lecture. If you do that you should get enough out of the material to pass the class. I know even in the two literature classes I took, where we had to read whole novels, I never read the whole books. Just skim through it.

...that or just skip reading and wing it. Worked for me. I may not have the greatest GPA (2., but I was able to pass all my classes (except history courses) by doing so (damn history teachers and their demand for people to memorize dates and names).

College homework can be brutal. I'm taking statistics currently and there is a LOT of reading. Still, I've had classes where we were supposed to read two chapters of one book, three of another book, write a short paper...every single class! I had a rhetoric and comp class that was like that.

It can be overwhelming, even for a non-aspie. My advice, and I saw this above, is break up the reading. Do what you can, set aside time each night to work on it. Don't clump it and DON'T EVER WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. Always give yourself more time than you think you'll need. Nothing sucks more than having to cram...I pretty much shut down mentally, I read the words but they don't stick.

College can be overwhelming at times.

Just don't sleep. Study all the time. Look at is as life or death.
Participate in class every day.
Do what you gotta do. Cram if you have to. Get schizophrenic. Read everything.
Drink lots of soda and coffee. Don't Relax. Time is of the essence.
You either know it all or nothing. Be hard on yourself. Question everything.

Oh, most important thing, don't be stressed, depressed or have any anxiety
about college work and just get it done right now.

Failure is not an option.