![]() Is going to a school far from home, living on campus with a roommate for the first time, navigating the campus environment really going to work for them? Most of the time, in my experience, they do find a way. If they just needed extra time occasionally because a migraine interfered with getting a project done, then the odds are they will be OK with the current accommodations and plans.īut what if they needed a lot of excused absences, extra time, missed many days, had many late arrivals or early dismissals around school, showed a good amount of functional disability? Your patient and their family really need to think about the reality of the current plan. How much school did they miss? How often did they need to use extra time to complete assignments or to complete exams? Were they able to active in extracurricular activities, sports, or music, and with friends? Whatever accommodation they had in HS, they should have access to in college. Here is where you, their provider, can help.įirst, have a frank talk about how they are actually doing in terms of functionality. (There are also considerations for those moving into the working world as well, a subject for another post.) Generally speaking, those who needed accommodations in high school will continue to need them in college. There will still be academic requirements that need to meet, challenges to face, social situations to navigate, lots of hurdles. Well, just because high school is over, that does not mean the challenges to someone with migraine or chronic headache are over. But they made it! They are out of the woods, or so they think. They needed you to write letters for them, perhaps talk with the school nurse or guidance counselor. They needed and used accommodations around school work and attendance. Perhaps high school was really hard for them academically, socially and/or emotionally. This is also a time of both positive and negative stress. They are so pleased to tell you all about it, and you are so proud of them. ![]() They have chosen their next path- going to college. ![]() Your patient has passed the next step, by graduating from high school. ![]()
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