<p>Cardinal Fang- a couple of places to start might be:
- The disabilities office of the college
- The counseling department which is often part of the student heath center. My SIL did part of her thesis work at a community college.</p>
<p>The counseling office at his college has been <em>extremely</em> helpful. I’m probably just venting because Fang Jr has not made miraculous strides in the six weeks he’s been in college. I don’t know why I expect miracles; he is in fact adjusting quite well. His room is still a toxic waste site, but he’s getting all his papers in on time.</p>
<p>No miracles, it’s a slow improvement. Our son can only handle 12 credits a term so usually does summer session. These kids do well with accelerated summer/winter sessions: less time to lose things and procrastinate. </p>
<p>Of course, he loses his keys, loses his meal ticket. I sent confidential emails to his advisor warning him of son’s disorganization/procrastination/ADD so he would understand him a bit better. </p>
<p>My son called home to trumpet “Dad, I studied for a test for 6 hours, I was, like hallucinating after that.” My thought was “I studied 6 hours most days, when’s he going to get it?” But my next thought was to remember that in high school this boy might not have studied for a class 6 hours a semester. </p>
<p>Keep a long-term perspective.</p>
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<p>Does he mean 6 hours a day, or 6 hours total at one time though?</p>
<p>6 hours total for that test, done the night before. For this boy and others with ADD, deadlines are the starting point, not the end. Baby steps, baby steps…</p>
<p>I didn’t realize that my very bright 15yo son has inattentive ADD until I heard Ned Hallowell (Driven to Distraction) speak at a professional conference. He said for ADD people there are only 2 times- NOT YET and NOW. And the desk is covered in piles, and the piles give birth to little baby piles. Son’s ability to focus for hours on an interesting project threw me off.</p>