Comments on: Colleges for dyslexic and add/hd students http://blog.leapingfromthebox.com/2008/04/08/colleges-for-dyslexic-and-addhd-students/ Leap into relaxed, interest-led learning. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:55:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Heather Young http://blog.leapingfromthebox.com/2008/04/08/colleges-for-dyslexic-and-addhd-students/#comment-286 Heather Young Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:29:36 +0000 http://blog.leapingfromthebox.com/?p=228#comment-286 I was diagnosed with LD when I was a Junior in College. I willingly did what they offered (for me taking tests in a seperate room so I didn't have the distractions) my grades went from c's and D's to straight A's. It made all the difference in the world. My brother struggled as well and was unwilling to accept the assistance. IT was much harder for him but he still managed in the end and now works at NASA. I was diagnosed with LD when I was a Junior in College. I willingly did what they offered (for me taking tests in a seperate room so I didn’t have the distractions) my grades went from c’s and D’s to straight A’s. It made all the difference in the world.

My brother struggled as well and was unwilling to accept the assistance. IT was much harder for him but he still managed in the end and now works at NASA.

]]> By: L. Albea http://blog.leapingfromthebox.com/2008/04/08/colleges-for-dyslexic-and-addhd-students/#comment-285 L. Albea Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:26:47 +0000 http://blog.leapingfromthebox.com/?p=228#comment-285 My daughter has a dyslexia related LD and she has overcome it pretty well. She has not wanted to access the assistance services where she goes to college now, although I gave her a copy of all her tests and paperwork to show to any professors for classes where she felt she would need accomodation. So far, so good. She uses the writing center to help her with her papers, but it does take her much longer to complete her work than most of her friends do, which is frustrating for her. She waited until she was almost 20 to enroll in college because she did not feel ready to take on a full time course load. She did take part time classes as a dual enrollment student for a year before she started college officially. Self-advocacy is one of the things our children must learn in order to be successful adults. If your son is not ready to seek out the help he needs, then possibly he is not ready for a full course load either. Has he held a part-time job? Sometimes, success at a job might boost his confidence in his non-academic strengths. I think Karen's suggestion of part-time classes might give him the transition he needs, too. Not everyone needs college. I do realize that insurance coverage gets sticky when a child is over 18 and not a full-time student. If that is your concern, maybe he can find a job with health benefits or you can find a state supported health care program for him. My daughter has a dyslexia related LD and she has overcome it pretty well. She has not wanted to access the assistance services where she goes to college now, although I gave her a copy of all her tests and paperwork to show to any professors for classes where she felt she would need accomodation. So far, so good. She uses the writing center to help her with her papers, but it does take her much longer to complete her work than most of her friends do, which is frustrating for her. She waited until she was almost 20 to enroll in college because she did not feel ready to take on a full time course load. She did take part time classes as a dual enrollment student for a year before she started college officially.

Self-advocacy is one of the things our children must learn in order to be successful adults. If your son is not ready to seek out the help he needs, then possibly he is not ready for a full course load either. Has he held a part-time job? Sometimes, success at a job might boost his confidence in his non-academic strengths. I think Karen’s suggestion of part-time classes might give him the transition he needs, too. Not everyone needs college.

I do realize that insurance coverage gets sticky when a child is over 18 and not a full-time student. If that is your concern, maybe he can find a job with health benefits or you can find a state supported health care program for him.

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