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Pokelover14
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22 Feb 2013, 2:30 am

I only have 1 and a half years before college. My mom brought it up and I almost freaked out. As you may know from my last posts I have autism. I also have trouble learning in English and spelling and a consoler suspected ADHD. My mom suggested I go to a local college. But no offence to anyone at all it is just the way I was brought up but my dad whet to harvord then Yale for a masters then again for 2 doctorates. My dad tells me that community college is for people who are (again no offence this is the way I was brought up) incapable of making it in to college for being to dumb to be accepted. So I threw that out of the suggestions be haze my dad would never talk to me again. I am really scared to go to college. I still sleep with a night light. Another thing. I will be going to college at almost 17 since I skipped a grade. So with where I live I just get my license at 17 so I can't really drive anywhere. I am really worried about going. I had thought about taking a gap year but most of the time people don't get back into the rhythm of school and I don't think I would get back. Also I will be getting a service dog soon for my autism and do colleges allow that. I really just want to know if you guys know of a college that isn't a special school so my dad will allow it but acomidates autism and service animals. And is there anything like an aid in college. I have had an aid for my whole life and I am in need of one to help me focus or I will not learn at all. Anyway I am really nervous that I am nearly an adult but am still only 15.


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Pokelover14
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23 Feb 2013, 12:45 am

Are service dogs allowed in most colleges. And also in classes. I use to have a service dog but it was getting to old and I really miss it. They are training my next one now and I should get it by the beginning of next month. It is very hard for me to cope in a room with a lot of people so when ever I see a college on tv they have this professor with like 100+ kids. I would probaly meltdown if there were that many people in a room with me. I can't even go in to Boston without crying. I am really worried about it. I am going to be a senior next year so I am almost done being a kid. I am just really afraid


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23 Feb 2013, 1:58 am

First off, your dad is wrong about community colleges. They're often used as a way to save money and time. It's cheaper to earn your associates at a community college and then transferring to a university. Community colleges can be around $5 to $100 per credit. Universities can be twice that. If you're paying your way through college, community colleges are a great tool. They're also useful if you're not sure about what you want to do and want to try some things out before committing.

Your profile says your diagnosed. That opens you up for disability services. By law, every college and university has disability services but some are better than others. In your search for a college, take a look at their departments, see what they offer and be sure to have yourself or an advocate talk with them about their disability services department.

By law, service dogs are allowed. Not allowing them is illegal. But still, ask how they accommodate.

In your search, look at class sizes. Some colleges have very small class sizes of 10 to 20 people.

Since you're freaked out by large cities, try to find a college in a more suburban or rural area.

If you're going to be living in the dorms and if your disability dictates it, you can have your own room. Some colleges have bathrooms attached to each room, some are communal that all rooms share. The college website will say which ones they use. If you don't mind having a roommate, they'll have you fill out a form and to match your up with someone similar to your. So if you put down that you sleep with a nightlight, they'll pair you up with someone who also sleeps with a nightlight.

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search

Collegeboard.org has a great search engine you can use for free.



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23 Feb 2013, 4:27 am

Pokelover14 wrote:
I only have 1 and a half years before college. My mom brought it up and I almost freaked out. As you may know from my last posts I have autism. I also have trouble learning in English and spelling and a consoler suspected ADHD. My mom suggested I go to a local college. But no offence to anyone at all it is just the way I was brought up but my dad whet to harvord then Yale for a masters then again for 2 doctorates. My dad tells me that community college is for people who are (again no offence this is the way I was brought up) incapable of making it in to college for being to dumb to be accepted. So I threw that out of the suggestions be haze my dad would never talk to me again. I am really scared to go to college. I still sleep with a night light. Another thing. I will be going to college at almost 17 since I skipped a grade. So with where I live I just get my license at 17 so I can't really drive anywhere. I am really worried about going. I had thought about taking a gap year but most of the time people don't get back into the rhythm of school and I don't think I would get back. Also I will be getting a service dog soon for my autism and do colleges allow that. I really just want to know if you guys know of a college that isn't a special school so my dad will allow it but acomidates autism and service animals. And is there anything like an aid in college. I have had an aid for my whole life and I am in need of one to help me focus or I will not learn at all. Anyway I am really nervous that I am nearly an adult but am still only 15.



I am also going to college soon, although In the UK its called university. i am quite scared as well, i think its natural to be, as for getting extra help while there it is a good idea to maybe start looking at that now, it will make you feel much better if you prepare. :) and by aid do you mean a helper, because over here they do provide those to people that need them in almost all university's.