Excuses are a dead-end!

by Ben GlennADHDPosted on Comments are Disabled

I mastered Excuses 101 somewhere around the 5th grade. And I rode that wagon all through school, and to some degree, through college.

Having ADHD is hard enough when you’re in junior high/high school, but at least (hopefully!) you have parents and teachers helping you. When you move onto college, that structure, the support that used to be there is removed. You’re an adult now! No one is going to be hounding you to do your homework, reminding you to go to your next class or telling you how to balance studying with socializing. That’s really bad news for college students with ADHD, especially those living on campus.

The first thing, and you really can’t take control of your ADHD struggle unless you deal with this challenge, is to be very aware of any excuses that might be coming out of your mouth when you fail to do the things you’re supposed to be doing in order to keep up with classwork. Hard truth? No one cares! The bigger the school, the less likely will a professor take a special interest in you and your challenge. The most important thing to remember is that hiding behind ADHD and not taking charge of the challenges that go along with having it, will only hurt you in the long run. Don’t cheat yourself! I know you’re too smart for that!

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Is your ADHD child ready for college?

by Ben GlennADHDPosted on Comments are Disabled

For us parents with kids who need a bit more extra help and attention than some other children, sometimes we forget that one day, very soon, our child will be a young adult and ready to head out to the real world, or rather, that place that is not quite home and not quite the real world, called college. Preparing for that day, is something that you should start doing when your kid’s a freshman in high school if not sooner! Skills like doing the laundry, paying bills and making something to eat don’t just magically appear if mom or dad take care of all that until the day you’re moving your precious off-spring into their dorm room.

If your child has ADHD or any other learning disability, college is going to be challenging enough without having to figure out how to use a washing machine or balance your checkbook!

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