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Off to College with Special Needs
Helping Your Child Make the Transition By Sue Marquette Poremba
Trammel advises the student and parents tomeet with the disability support person at the college in advance. "There are genuine differences in how colleges and universities accommodate students with disabilities," he says. "Ask about course substitution policy."
"Many adolescents believe incorrectly that independence means that one does not depend upon anyone for anything," Lavoie says. "Quite the contrary is true. The most successful and accomplished adults have well-developed and extensive support systems."
With a good support system, the proper documentation and testing in order and a student willing to go out and beat the odds, college is a viable opportunity for almost any teenager with special needs.
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