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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not sure if I should post here or in the college forum, but I'll start here.

If you sent a "recovered" or high functioning ASD kid to college, would you mind sharing your experience.

I am on the verge of a nervous breakdown getting DD ready to go to college. She no longer has a diagnosis, but has many issues related to her previous ASD -- disorganization, lack of focus, in particular. DH and I have had to drag her through every single aspect of enrolling her in her small liberal arts college.

She's nasty and condescending to both me and DH when we help her, but she cannot accomplish a single task on her own, from organizing her clothes, to filling out health forms, to registering for classes, to emailing her roommate to let her know what she's bringing, etc. etc.

She has a summer job, but stays up late at night on Facebook or just spacing out talking to herself, so she's tired and can't drag herself out of bed in the morning to make a healthy breakfast or lunch, both of which she must eat because of her health issues. She doesn't exercise and forgets to take her supplements, so her physical and mental health is deteriorating.

Tell me, please, parents, do your ASD kids pull themselves together in college, or do they fall apart? I worry DD will not eat/sleep/take care of her health and not notice her deteriorating health/mental health issues, and will spiral downward very quickly. She is very arrogant, and does not think anything is wrong with her, especially since she no longer has an ASD diagnosis.

I feel like I'm in a lose-lose situation. No matter what I do--help DD or stand back--I will suffer.

Thanks for any advice.

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