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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]What does she say when you ask her this question? Another question to ask would be "why do you want to go to college?" Is it because she thinks it's expected, because her siblings are going? Is it because she hears her friends talking about it? Does she just want the experience of it? If she is struggling to get through high school, I can't imagine that the idea of struggling through college classes sounds like any fun at all. A couple of my friends struggled badly in college. One finished with a LOT of help from her parents who were nearby and then did nothing with her degree. The other quit her junior year.

I would start talking about how ANY school after high school could be fun. Culinary school, cosmetology school, or even taking some fun classes at a local college (satellite campus or community college) in an interest area of hers. For kids with ADHD, it helps tremendously to find something that they are passionate about, because it makes getting through the more boring parts of class and homework that much easier. Until she finds that thing she really loves and wants to do, sending her to college might wind up being a waste of time.[/quote]
Well seeing how this is a 6 year old thread, your advice may not be very helpful.[/quote]

Yep, and that's why we don't go digging up three-year old threads and post to them.  PP should have started a new thread.  I see I'm not the only one who didn't notice the date on the thread either.  Thanks PP for dragging this one out of retirement!  [/quote]

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