<p>My son has ADHD but refuses any treatment/accommodations. The boy is fairly bright - he tests as cognitively gifted, has a 215 PSAT, a 1300 SAT as a sophmore, and got a 4 on his US Hist AP exam although he never took the course. However, his grades suffer because he either does not realize he has certain assignments, does not do them as per instructions, forgets to put his name on work, or forgets to hand it in. He says he writes his assignments down, but forgets to check them! Regardless, he takes honors and AP courses and has a weighted 3.6 GPA. He loves literature, history, the arts, and web design. He struggles with math and science. I think he should be okay in college as long as we find a school that is very organized and structured. We are in Cleveland, Ohio and would like to keep him within a 10 hour drive. Any suggestions other than military school?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.landmarkcollege.org/%5B/url%5D">http://www.landmarkcollege.org/</a></p>
<p>A friend has a son at Landmark, second try at college after dismal year at a school in ?Illinois. Okay first semester, definite improvement from first school/first year. Very expensive place.
You might want to repost on the Parents' Forum, possibly more responses.</p>
<p>There are many, many college students with ADD. If he is doing well in high school, and his standardized scores are good...and that seems to be the case....I'm not sure you need to be looking at any sort of specialized programs or colleges.</p>
<p>Landmark is, in my opinion, geared more towards kids with dyslexia. And yes, v-e-r-y expensive (The most expensive in the country, I believe). Shame that your son won't consider any accomodations, but then again, ADHD kids are known for being persistent and taking things to the mat! I assume he has been diagnosed formally with ADHD?? Peterson's puts out a guide for colleges for students with disabilities, and there should be a section on ADHD. Bright kids with ADHD can succeed in college, but if they refuse support, Rx, academic modifications, hopefully he'll be willing to work on time management and organization,as they can trip him up in college. He will do best in a small school where he won't get lost in the crowd. And most schools have disability services and studentsupport services... if he'll use them...</p>
<p>For some reason Hampshire stands out in my mind as a school that has a good program for this sort of thing. I'm not sure, I'll have to ask my brother...he goes to a high school that specializes in learning disabilities.I have ADD mildly, but not bad enough to merit going there (very expensive.) 97% of their kids go to college, so I'm sure he'll know of a few...</p>
<p>Actually, nevermind, here's the list of colleges at which the kids at his school were accepted in the past few years. These are all kids exactly like you've decribed. An admissions requirement is that the student is tested to have an above average IQ but is found to have a learning disability that makes them perform at a lower level than their IQ's would suggest. Hope this helps!
<a href="http://www.dvfs.org/pages/academics/acceptance.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.dvfs.org/pages/academics/acceptance.html</a></p>
<p>Actually, if you go to the music section you can see my brother playing bass...he's the one with the hat on the last picture on the page...just thought that was kinda cool...</p>
<p>Has your son considered using a PDA such as a Palm Pilot? He can write (or keyboard!) assignments as they are given. He then can set up alarms/reminders of when he needs to start work and/or turn them in. He won't have to remember as much as the darn thing will beep him as many reminders as he needs.</p>
<p>Boston University, University of Arizona & Adelphi are three very different schools that have recognized support programs for ADHD & LD students. Arizona's SALT program has a very good reputation.</p>
<p>I agree that he may do fine in a regular college environment. His grades and scores are good "despite" the ADD and the college experience is quite different than HS. Still, I agree with others that you may want to look at schools that are at least "sensitive" to different types of people/leraners. If they have a section on this on their web site or admissions pg link thats a good sign. Our S started at BU in Sept and I noticed that they had a full wk orientation the week earlier for kids with "special' needs" (for lack of a better terminogy. )A good Advisor can also help him choose professors who are better able to manage different types of kids.</p>
<p>I recommend taking a look at Vassar. A friend of mine has a daughter with ADD, and they are VERY excited about Vassar's resources for kids with attention disorders. The academics are great, very bright student body, and the school really likes male applicants. Another friend whose son is an upperclassman there often comments on the responsive, nurturing qualities of both faculty and administration. And I think it's about an 8-hour drive from Cleveland!</p>
<p>I think you should really look for somewhere where he'll receive some good support. It's probably not the best idea he go somewhere where they aren't sensitive to these issues. If he has trouble concentrating, that could be hurtful even more so in college than in HS.</p>