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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Yes she talked to her professors and they were accommodating, giving her extensions for assignments. However it’s still hard for her to get assignments done, sometimes it’s just very hard for her to start, even though the assignments are not hard according to her. She told me she wished there was someone who could get things together for her. That’s had been an issue at home but I used to help her. She is a very smart girl, just not good at managing her time. [/quote]

Totally understand. I feel like I am a secretary for my son, reminding him of what’s on the list all the time. He could get a tippy top score in a hard exam, but also get 0 in an easy project if he missed something. I am so worried. Can you remotely help her  in some way? Like sending her important reminders, checking her progress from time to time? This is not helicopter parenting. They need help all their lifetime. 
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I am a parent of a college aged son with severe ADHD (as well as other things).  I don't agree that he will need help his entire life.  He doesn't need it now.  I have been working intensely with him since he was little on EF issues and by MS he was developing his own strategies and is now independent with it, which is good because as a PP said, the real world doesn't have patience and we are not going to be able to follow our kids into the workplace.[/quote]

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