After the IEP: College Transition and Success Tips for Parents of Students with ADHD, Learning Disabilities, and Mental Healt Dan Jordan

Dad's you have a special role to play in your student's college journey and self-advocacy. It's unlike any other role because your connection to your student is uniqe and special. What you bring to the plate is needed for your student's college success and a better college transition. 
Student's with disabilites like ADHD, learning disabilities, and mental health conditions need parental support throughout the college experience. Dad's can help ensure thier student is prepared and informed. I like to say, know before you go. 
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May is all about getting ready before graduation. Today is about the three things you and your student need to do before they graduate. For students with hidden disabilities like ADHD, learning disabilities, and mental helath conditions, there's a bit more to do before college starts. What are those three things and how do they help with college transition? 
Well, it's more than buying totes and mini-refrigerators. Those are great things, but they are not going to get your student off to a good start. The paractical things are not going to give them the access their disability needs. What will? Good knowledge of thier disability. Being able to speak about it with confidence. Knowing thier strengths and deficits. Applying for disability accommodations, and getting to know the supports that may need to use. 
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Getting prepared for college is a huge task. Theres's not just the parctical stuff like bedding, snacks, food, mini-fridge etc. There is also the adult topics to discuss. As a parent of a college student, these topics are critical to have. Why? No regrets. None at all. Even if something happens, which I pray it doesn't, at least you know, as a parent, that you did what you could. It's also a much better college transition.
Students with ADHD, learning disabilities, and mentla helath issues need these conversations to happen. At best, you get them prepared to consider other aspects of college life that your student may not have. Here six topics you might consider. Some are for thier safety, some for their character, and some to keep them at thier best.
What topics? 
Behavior
Safety
Wellness planning
Contact
Home rules- commuting or back on breaks
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This is the second in a series this month all about copllege transition tips for parents and getting prepared. College transition is hard especially for students with ADHD, learning disabilities, and mental health conditions. Getting disability accommodations is vital as well as maintaining time management and mental wellbeing. What if something goes wrong? I mean really wrong, like life went sideways-type wrong. It happens, more than you think. So, what options does a student have if something occurs that impacts school in a negative way? 
Learn about five of the most important policies that can help your student navigate through some challenging moments. Most importantly, two of these policies can save your student’s life and the life of someone else’s student. No joke, these policies are here to save lives, bottom line. A close second is keeping your student in school. 
I hope you never need these policies, ever. If you do, you’ll know which policies can help and when to use them. So, grab a note book and pen, and take some notes. 
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accessingcollege.com/college-success-revealing-the-top-3-areas-you-need-to-know/May is College Prep month and I’m kicking it off with an episode to help guide you and your student. If you could only pick three things that would make every student with a hidden disability successful in college, what three things would you pick? If you’ve listened to the podcast for a while, you have a good shot at picking these 3. These three things ehlp every student not just those with ADHD, learning disabilities, or mental health conditions. 
These are simple, actionable steps. However, simple may not mean easy. No worries, I have a lot of help for you. In this episode, you know what the three areas are, how they relate to college success, and what to do now to help your student prepare. Whether your student is still in high school, heading to college, or in college now, this episode equips you with the tools needed to prepare for college and beyond.
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Everything in college relates to mental health. Here are a few examples. Anxious college students don't study as well and don't remember as much for tests. Stressed students are not as productive and sometimes will put off assignments making stress worse. Depressed students may miss classes which causes secondary anxiety and worry about the work that was missed. 
That's just the start. Poll any number of people and ssk them if mental health is important. They will tell you it is. Then ask them if they put their mental health first. Most, if not all, will say that they don't. Students will say the same. Yet, good mental health is the foundation upon which everything else builds and thrives. 
So how do you cultivate a mental health first mindset? Listen in and find out. 
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