Susan is a freshman enrolled at your small private university. She hopes to major in fine arts, specializing in visual arts, and perhaps one day attend graduate school for a master's in fine arts. Although Susan is an art major, she is required to take two English courses that require a great deal of writing. Susan reveals to you that she has auditory processing disorder. You learned in the EDCEP 853 College Students with Special Needs course that a person with an auditory processing disorder periodically experiences an inability to process verbal information. This learning disability (LD) can make it difficult for students to understand and organize large amounts of spoken information presented during lectures or classroom discussions (“Learning Disabilities,” 2012). Learning difficulties are often called “hidden disabilities” because they are not obvious. Some students prefer not to disclose their learning disability. If you suspect that someone may have a “hidden disability,” you should respect their privacy and refrain from asking them questions about the possible existence of a disability. It is important, when working with a student who has a disability, to remember to work with the student “as a whole” and all aspects that contribute to a fulfilling academic experience rather than simply addressing the issue. disability issue (Vance & Bridges, 2009). Like many students with invisible disabilities, such as learning disabilities, Susan worries about how she will be perceived if she discloses that her disability succeeded academically in high school with the help of special instruction and accommodations such as extra time and modified handouts provided by her teachers He hoped that in...... middle of paper ......12 from http://www.wmich.edu/disabilityservices/. Orientation.html#InitiatingLapadat, J. (1998). Implicit theories and stigmatizing labels. Journal of College Reading and Learning. Retrieved March 2, 2012, from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3247/is_1_29/ai_n28720741/ ?tag=content;col1Lewis, L. & Farris, E. (1999). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. An institutional perspective on students with disabilities in postsecondary education, NCES 1999-046. Washington, DC. Learning Disabilities. (2012). Disability, opportunities, work on the Internet and DO-IT technology. Retrieved March 2, 2012, from http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/Strategies/Disability/LD/ld_ faq.htmlVance, M. L., & Bridges, L. (2009). Counseling students with disabilities: Striving for universal success. (2nd ed.). Manhattan, Kansas: NACADA.