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[quote=Anonymous]I am constantly setting goals for my son who has ADHD.  I always try to figure out the next skill set he will need and then work towards it.  I NEVER rely on the school or anyone else to do this because I don't believe it will happen without my identifying and making it happen.  The school provides great supports and for that I am grateful, but really they are so limited in what they can do to help your child become successful and independent.  I only rely on the school to teach him the skills that I can't do at home - like learning to pack his backpack with what he needs at home for the evening.  Because I set small goals, I see progress.  And, because I never give it a break, things haven't gotten too out of control when we are on those inevitable steps backwards.  The other thing, and we were just talking about this today, is that we don't expect that our son will be going away to college, so I guess our expectations are lower than yours, OP.  But I just don't see that it's realistic that he will be successful given his impulsiveness and a few other things about him, like the fact that he doesn't like to sleep and will stay up all night.  [/quote]

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