<p>I wonder if the college aged student the OP wrote about could benefit from the type of tailored program a school like Landmark offers, which is specifically designed to help people with ADHD. When people with ADHD don't have good compensating behaviors, the stress of daily life can cause irritability (and disrespectful behavior). Impulsiveness alone, which is not yet managed, can cause these things as well. I think a regular CC environment won't really move the ball forward for ADHD students who have not yet learned how to self-manage their condition.</p>
<p>This family (single parent household, only child) doesn't have anywhere near the financial resources necessary for a place like Landmark, and, frankly, even if they did, I would be wary of spending such money on a kid who has shown such muniscule amounts of academic motivation in the past. He's a pretty nice kid, so I'm not trying to bash him here by any means, but he grew up without much in the way of structure or rules, which probably only compounded the issues caused by his ADHD.</p>
<p>As for whether or not the student is ready for college, I don't know. I'm hoping his new-found passion for theatre motivates him. I actually pushed a bit for him to apply to a residential college, as I thought a change in the environment might "kick start" him a bit, but due to the uncertainty of his graduation, financial questions, and his general lack of motivation in regards to applying (even though I offered to sit down with him and walk him through the application process), it never got done.</p>
<p>Thanks once again for all your help and best of luck to all your children.</p>
<p>I guess Landmark is expensive. I wonder if they have good aid packages? I guess I just feel that sometimes kids lack motivation because they feel hopeless. Sometimes that can happen to ADHD kids if they lack training in compensatory behaviors. </p>
<p>Maybe whatever school he goes to has an office that might provide counseling for ADHD? Then he could get it for free. </p>
<p>That book I mentioned by the two Ivy kids is a great tool for illustrating how learning to play the ADHD hand well can change everything. Perhaps being jazzed by theatre will inspire a desire in this student to take the next step (learning everything he can about his challenges and how to get around them).</p>
<p>I believe that Landmark is only a 2 year college. They also have summer programs that help kids with strategies on test taking and college apps.</p>
<p>I don't think this boy has ever received accomdations/therapy/etc. for ADHD, and at this point, he seems like he would probably be unwilling to expend the effort to receive it. He's a good kid, don't get me wrong, but he's one of the most apathetic people I know in regards to education. However, I am very encouraged by the amount of motivation he's shown in regards to theatre, and I guess I was/am just worried that he won't know how to sucessfully turn over a new leaf and give up.</p>
<p>Thanks for reading!</p>