Mental health is always the elephant in the room with many college students. In the beginning of the school year, especially for freshman, adjusting initially to a different environment, new expectations of being on their own and coping with classes and homework as well as making friendships is difficult.
Life at home does not come with templates or deadlines. Adults with executive functioning issues can find it difficult to manage both work and home successfully.
Especially in college, the end of October, Halloween, midterms and sickness all go together. Working with students in high school and college all over the country, it doesn’t seem to matter where you live or go to school, the viruses start attacking.
This new generation of students are living in their “normal”- mass shootings, climate crisis, the pandemic, hate crimes, constant information filtering through their phones and computers, and political unrest. This was not the “normal” that their parents experienced. In other words, their “normal” is our abnormal.
If you are seeking support for your child at this point, it is most likely that things have come to an inflection point that needs attention. These last few years have been very difficult for all of us living through the pandemic and the trauma that came from it.
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