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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know the right thing for your daughter. But as a parent of a kid who was not able to continue to the next level, I cannot tell you how hard it is to get things back on track. Losing the momentum is huge. Your daughter isn’t a kid who has a gap year goal or plan. She’s a kid who is failing out of the next step - even if you dress it up, this is the reality. There is no easy answer. [/quote]

I have to agree with this. 
Please be very careful.

My own senior is incredibly burned out. He has special needs that made his last years of high school really difficult, and we purposefully chose a private university that has the reputation of working well with such kids. I sat in on his meeting with Disability Services, they will get him all sorts of services and accommodations. This summer he has NOTHING lined up. I want him to rest, recharge, and get back to enjoying life. We will travel a bit, he will emerge from his funk and probably hit the ground running come move-in day.

Best of luck to your kid.
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+1.  Very smart to have a calm, relaxing summer for your DC.  I am the OP and while my DD does not have special needs, she does have the depression/ anxiety.   High school was essentially a nightmare, though she did well.  But the stress that kids have on them these days.  I cannot imagine having special needs to boot.  It sounds like you are on target.

Someone asked if my DD has chosen theme housing.  The answer to this is “yes”.  Part of the initial problem was that she did not get the form in on a timely basis for theme housing.  So I wrote to the residence life director to see if she can still be admitted.   Yes, a mess.  I have told her that colleges do not wait on deadlines. You need to submit things on time.  I am trying to stay up on important deadlines like this as much as I can but I know that kids need to be self sufficient too.  With the depression and anxiety, it is hard to know how much to help [/quote]

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