Colleges sugg form DD's boyfriend who has dyslexia and add.

[jacksmomtobe]

So Dd's boyfriend is a school year younger and is a junior in hs. His parents are pressuring him to finalize his college list. She is trying to be helpful and asked me about a few schools that I saw with my DS. Her boyfriend has dyslexia and add. He is on a 504 plan. He interested in a smaller school in New England or NY. Our hs is 2000 kids so I don't think the looking at colleges he wants to go ultra small. My understanding is that neither disability is severe so he would likely benefit from some support and maybe some accommodations. It seems like a school with a good academic support center and understanding professors would be helpful. I thought I would ask the knowledgeable on here if they knew of some suggestions for him. I dont' believe he knows what he wants to study yet.

Thanks!

[Percycat]

DD has dyslexia and ADD and started college this year. When we visited schools, we found the smaller schools definitely were better equipped to provide support. The request for support and use of support is entirely student driven. DD met with the the accessibility and disability office to identify accomodations. Some of the accomodations include access to audio books and class notes and access to an executive function coach. After the accomodations are identified, the student has to request them and take advantage of the support.

Kudos to my daughter for meeting with the school staff to set up the accomdations. But, so far she hasn't really implemented the supports --- or at least not to full benefit --- and she is having some academic challenge.

One of the best things DDs boyfriend's parents (and I suppose DD) can do at this point is help boyfriend realize that taking advantage of the supports in no way means boyfriend is 'not capable of being successful on his own.' My DD wants to do things on her own and not need supports, and then gets behind and cant get caught up. The supports are not provided because DD is not smart enough to be successful, but because her brain works differently and is developing differently. We have dealt with various boughts of depression because DD doesn't understand why she can't accomplish what her friends accomplish and if only she worked harder or were smarter or....when in reality, she is working hard and she is smart and her brain processes information differently than typical students and the supports help equalize her education environment. ---- I don't know the correct vocabulary to really explain my thoughts, but the jist is, I encourage your DD's boyfriend's support system to help him realize he is no less of a student because he takes advantage of supports that are in place to help him be successful academically.

On an aside ..... my daughter published a book to help parents, students, and teachers better understand dyslexia and the need for appropriate instruction [and she still has problems accepting different instruction!!!!]. It was her Girl Scout Gold Award project. If your interested in learning more, you can see the book here:

https://www.amazon.com/My-Superpower...%2C1765&sr=8-1

[I assume this is okay to share --- Moderators, if I need to edit to remove the link, please PM me.]

[pinkmomagain]

Have him check out Union College in Schenectady. It's a small school and it's on trimester -- so 3 classes each trimester (about 10 weeks each).

DD likes it because she just has to focus on 3 courses (instead of the usual 5). She has developed close relationships with her professors and attend office hours which are very helpful. Resources she's taken advantage of are: language lab, writing lab, and peer research assistants. It's been really great for her.

[georgiegirl]

Percycat, that is so cool!


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[gatorsmom]

Percycat, that is so cool!


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I agree that it’s so cool, Percycat, that your daughter created that book! Major kudos to her! What a great project for her Gold Award project!

Op, this book was recommended here and might help pinpoint schools with resources that can help DD’s boyfriend: https://www.amazon.com/Guide-College...s%2C134&sr=8-1

[Kindra178]

U Hartford has a good program in the northeast. Marist and Hofstra are also strong in this space.


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[hillview]

i would look at small liberal arts colleges in the areas he is interested in. Depending on his gpa and activities there are a lot of options. DS1 is dyslexic and at a very competitive SLAC in new england his 504 helped him to get extra time accommodations. He is doing super well after one semester.

[wendibird22]

SUNY Cortland gets great ratings among the SUNY schools for it's commitment to accessibility and the supports provided.

[jacksmomtobe]

Percy cat kudos to your daughter for writing a book on her experiences to help others understand. Very impressive!

Op here thanks for the suggestions.

[Percycat]

Thanks everyone for 'praising' my daughter for writing a book to help others understand dyslexia better. The other part of her Gold Award project was donating books to elementary schools and universities with teaching programs. She has donated more than 500 books, mostly in our state, but some have been donated out of state too. Each school is given books for the library and reading specialist. A few teachers have reached out to her for permission to use her book as part of a continuing education workshop. I am proud of her. : )