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[quote=Anonymous]DS is a junior at a well regarded SLAC with a 3.5 in a STEM major. He’s been doing paid research for a professor for about a year, including all of last summer. Due to study overseas in the spring.  Planning to apply to PhD programs.

DD is a freshman at WM. So far, so good. She did well with a year of DL during COVID, has had an easy adjustment, and doesn’t feel overwhelmed by the work, so I’m optimistic.

Now, we aggressively treated the ADHD beginning in middle school. Good child psychiatrist, good medication regime, both worked with therapist on anxiety. Both took Strategies for Success in MS (an EF class), both had 504s, both worked extensively with executive functioning coaches to learn good EF skills.  One has done a lot of work with meditation. The other has a hobby that uses her hands.  Both play instruments (again, uses their hands).  We invested a LOT of time and money and frustration into treatment, education and strategies.  I feel very fortunate that we had the means to do so because both kid, and especially the older one, had severe issues.

But— it paid off.  Their ADHD isn’t cured, but they can both manage it effectively. Diet, exercise, plenty of sleep, keeping to a routine, scheduling classes and study time to take advantage of productive times of the day. Using a planner.  Setting iPhone alarms.  Joining their schools orchestras and ECs that have them exercise and/or use their hands. Etc. [/quote]

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