Should Your ADHD Adolescent Consider a Gap Year Before Attending College?

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Should Your ADHD Adolescent Consider a Gap Year Before Attending College?
A gap year may be just what your ADHD teen needs to prepare for life's adventures and challenges.

By Jennifer Lea Reynolds, Contributor | Aug. 23, 2017, at 12:13 p.m.
 

Frustrated Latin descent teenage girl studying, doing homework in home setting. She takes notes with laptop computer and reads many textbooks on coffee table in living room. This image is part of a series where our model wakes up, eats breakfast, heads to school, comes home, plays soccer, eats dinner, completes her homework, and goes to bed.
 

Rather than setting off for college immediately after high school graduation, some adolescents prefer to take upwards of a year to explore life and consider career options. Many parents and experts are on board with this idea, also referred to as a “gap year,” with some people saying it can be especially beneficial if the person has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

http://health.usnews.com/health-care/patient-advice/articles/2017-08-23/should-your-adhd-adolescent-consider-a-gap-year-before-attending-college

[Wingnut]

Back in my day we called  people who took time off "to find themself".... slackers who found out what the saying, "would you like fries with that" meant.

[Oceander]

What matters is what you do with the time.  Most people could benefit from a gap year.