Has anyone come across a college that’s great for computer science, that also offers strong support for ADHD? DD is definitely STEM oriented but still needs help with planning, organizing and calendaring. She has had a 504 since 2nd grade. And has high SAT and grades.
Many thanks 
Charlotte
Most of the big universities will have Disability Offices. The level of support they offer to ADHD students varies. But typically this might involve: extra time on tests/assignments, preferred seating, distraction free environment for testing, priority registration, priority housing, use of iPad/calculator for assignments, use of a scribe.
Planning, organizing and calendaring are not typical accomodations that I’ve seen. But you could probably hire an executive functioning coach to help her. You might consider contacting the Disability Offices of the universities she is interested in and ask specifically.
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Some schools even offer supplemental support programs over and above what a disability office would offer. For an additional fee. For example, the SALT center at University of Arizona:
FYI the honors college at UofA is 50% STEM students (30% school of science and 20% school of engineering) so could be a great fit. We visited with our STEM daughter with similar stats and everything is super new in Honors Village:
https://frankehonors.arizona.edu/
You noted strong grades. Arizona is super generous with out of state merit awards:
https://financialaid.arizona.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/incoming-transfer
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How are her self-advocacy skills? What region and school size does she prefer? There are schools with ADHD programs that offer additional counseling and EF coaching; the programs are a separate cost and can be expensive. Does she have a transition plan? Is she checking/writing her own emails without your help? Does she handle all communications with her teachers? Just trying to get an idea of her EF level. An EF coach while in HS may be able to help with some of the issues while you’re still there to reinforce. What is your budget?
At some point she will be out in the world, with no accommodations. It is hard, but her focus needs to be on acquiring those skills/ways of coping herself.
One route would be for her to get executive skills coaching, with an aim of reducing the frequency over time so she achieves independence.
It’s a journey! My adhd son mastered academics and has done well in a T20 college. However now we are finding his adhd is interfering with “life” (or, “adulting”). We’ve just hired a coach to help with finances and the job search. He finds things like this overwhelming and doesn’t know where to start, so he doesn’t.
Look at RIT. They are a great STEM school with a culture that supports diverse learners.
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Some find this book helpful, goes into some detail:
The K&W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Differences, 14th Edition: 338 Schools with Programs or Services for Students with ADHD, ASD, or Learning Differences (College Admissions Guides) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0525567895/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_XY0XAH50Y7VW0Z7Y6NJC?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
DS attends a school for very bright kids with ADHD and other LDs. They love sending kids to RIT because they do very well there.