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jecooley August 14, 2008

I have a son who will be entering college in the 2009/2010 school year, How will he be treated?

jecooley
He currectly has an IEP based in part to ADD. He does not take meds and struggles along and manages to barely pass some classes in high school. He also has asthma so even though he would love to jointhe military he may be locked out because of that. I am concerned about his ability to move beyond High school.
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orchid42
orchid42 September 5, 2008
As parents we all have to be concern about our children but we also have to teach our kids to be strong and respectfull in this society there are so my wrong influences out there but the key to over come it is by keeping your head held high and not wanting what others have or doing what others do .Your kid no matter what he has if he stays strong and keep asking people for help and guidance with a strong willingness to want to learn he can do anything he ste his mind to do and do not let anyone tell you that he can,t make it if a person without his eyes can play a musical instrument and become someone there is nothing wrong with someone having ADD even a normal person have problems like that so you should give him your full support and keep encouraging him to move foreward maybe he can be a role model for someone whos going through the same thing
pwalsh67
pwalsh67 August 30, 2008
Maybe a tech school would be better?!? Such as Refrigeration or automotive school. What are his interests? Not ALL people "SHOULD" go to college. Just a thought. Good luck to you and to your son. :)
SoCalGal
SoCalGal August 14, 2008
JE: Many insurance companies require that he be enrolled as a full-time student to maintain him on your health insurance (usually this is 3-4 classes or 12 units) and he'll need to maintain a passing GPA.

May I suggest that you join us in the Learning & Attention Difficulties Group here on Great Schools since this is one of the many topics discussed in this group.
healthy11
healthy11 August 14, 2008
Hi. I also have a son who has ADHD, as well as dyslexia. I think GoBuffs has asked a key question, in that you need to find out what your son wants to do. There are "interest inventories" that kids can fill out, if your son has no clue. His high school counselor ought to be able to advise him on that, as well as on a variety of options if "4-year" college isn't his thing...
If you ARE looking at a 4-year school, here's great list of colleges with LD services across the U.S.; it was compiled by the GOW school, which is a private school that only serves students with LDs:
www.gow.org/page.cfm?p=235

If your son is interested in the military, don't automatically assume that asthma will rule him out. I have been told that kids who have taken ADHD medication within the past year are not allowed to enlist, but since your son isn't taking any meds for that, I wouldn't expect it to be an issue.

A wonderful option for many kids is community college. They can live at home, and still have some structure/guidance, and they can get special ed accommodations under ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) for things like extended time on testing, or a notetaker. Some community colleges even offer special ed services (like 1:1 tutoring, etc) for an extra cost. A student can start out slowly, and only take one or two classes in an area of interest, and that's okay...they don't have to enroll full-time (although you'll want to be sure he's still got medical insurance coverage...) Community colleges often offer associates degrees in things like HVAC, and other "hands-on" programs, as well as giving students a chance to transfer to a 4-year university later, if they so chose.

Also, there are tradeschools and apprenticeship programs that you can look into, if your son prefers. Again, make an appointment with your son's counselor, to find out more options. And you might also want to join the Learning and Attention Difficulties group at community.greatschools.net/groups/11554
GoBuffs
GoBuffs August 14, 2008
Find out what he wants to do. If he wants to go to college, he will have to work harder than most kids, but I don't believe it can't be done. Also, there are many other things out there besides college or nothing. There are schools that focus on specialty/technical training. There are some jobs that pay well into the 150k plus a year that don't require even a day of college. Food for thought anyway. Make sure he does something, but if college isn't his thing, he can still be sucessful with tons of other types of opportunity as long as he will work for it.

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