<p>Have any of your children/college aged students discover a learning disability in college?</p>
<p>Our son is a sophomore and his chem. prof. suggested to him that this may be the case. We are having him tested. He is having difficulty in school.
I believe it was masked in high school and in younger years. High achiever in a very, very small school. I am a high school special ed. teacher and I did not even see it. Just thought he was overly active, clone of his Dad.</p>
<p>I know two kids who were diagnosed in college and was just talking to a teacher last night who said her daughter thinks she may be ADHD. I have two ADD kids-one wasn't diagnosed until late in high school. Of course, once diagnosed, it seemed almost obvious, but I sure didn't see it coming (nor did any teachers). The kids I know who were diagnosed in college did better after they learned of their disability and took steps to deal with it. Good luck!</p>
<p>I had one son diagnosed the last semester of high school--we had him tested at the suggestion of his basketball coach. The other son was diagnosed after first semester freshman year in college--his english prof suggested it. </p>
<p>Son #1 was fairly mild, didn't use medications and just being aware of it helped him. He started using tools to keep organized, etc.</p>
<p>Son #2 tested "off the charts", not only for ADHD, but also some dysgraphia and auditory processing disorder. He was relieved when he found out diagnosis. We had no idea he was having any difficulty as he had good test scores and graduated 3rd in his hs class. The professionals involved in his testing told us that often with high IQs (and not too much HD), the disorders are often not noticed until they hit a level in school where their long term coping mechanisms just don't cut it anymore.</p>
<p>Thank you for the information. Our son is no genuis but always highly motivated academically, great athlete and very social. A true leader.</p>
<p>But now I am seeing where this prof. is coming from. We will see. But I would put money on ADD. And he will be relieved to know he has help. And if not, we can still concentrate on what he needs to prosper at his university. Thank you again.</p>