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[quote=Anonymous]I have a kid a bit like this though mine functioned well at school until spring of senior year when she had a complete breakdown (hospitalized, didn't go back to school full time).

She is a freshman at a fairly competitive college (her choice against my advice to choose a less stressful school) and is actually doing okay! Grades could be better but given everything she has had to adjust to, I'm happy.

It's only been a semester so who knows how it will turn out, but this is a kid who had to be constantly reminded to take her meds, had to be nagged to do homework/study, etc. I was terrified to send her to school but wanted to let her try. And so far so good.

All this to say, I'd let your DD take the lead here. If she wants to go to college, look at schools in your state so she can continue with any support team she has (therapists/psychiatrists) via virtual visits. Or maybe community college is a better starting point.

If she doesn't want to go to college, help her start looking into vocational training that might interest her.[/quote]

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