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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have no solutions to offer, but I have finally accepted that my anxiety-riddled child with ADHD will not be attending college, at least not immediately after high school. It has taken me a while to come to grips with it, but your post only reinforces my conclusion.

I am very sad, although not surprised, to hear that it is a trend at colleges. [/quote]

It’s ok. My HFA dc with severe anxiety (including social anxiety) is on his second gap year. He is working at a job where he interacts with his co-workers and the public so he works on his social skills. Having seen my other child go away to college during Covid, I know this one would have been completely isolated in a dorm room. I also realized that “the college experience” isn’t for everyone and that if he decides to go to college, he will likely be a commuter (and that’s fine). I hope he decides to go to school for a trade or some type of certification. I don’t care if he gets a degree for the sake of having a degree. It’s taken me awhile to get to this point but I want him to be happy. At the same time, I want him to be stimulated and productive. He is definitely bored in the job he has now - but he needs to figure out his next steps on his own. [/quote]

This isn't a gap year as he isn't going to college.  If he's happy, that is more important.  Send him at least to community college.[/quote]

I'm taking CC classes, and I have to say, they are very easy. I have two advanced degrees, and school has always been easy for me, but this is ridiculous! However, for kids with anxiety and other mental health issues, perhaps CC is the way to learn. The classes are not stupid like high school classes. There's no make work. They are real college classes, but with the material handed out in small pieces, and a lot of it spoon fed. Even then kids fail these classes, which is shocking to me. Carefully chosen courses at a CC might be helpful to PPs child. I've been impressed with the professors, who are very good, and are very understanding that a lot of the kids in their courses arrive with issues. If my kid were struggling with mental health issues and needed to stay close to home, I would not hesitate to send her to my CC. [/quote]

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