Do any of the SUNY campus have programs for students with ADHD, or particularly robust programs for students with learning disabilities (similar to UCONN, Arizona, etc.)? Even programs where you can pay for support.
I don’t know any SUNY school with the type of program you are looking for (though some may exist). However, a few private colleges in NYS including Hofstra, Marist, and Adelphi have programs that could be of interest.
"The Disability Resources Office also plans to hire a new position to help neurodivergent students with executive functioning strategies — some of which are time management, focus and planning. According to Sprague, these are vital building blocks for decision-making and self-confidence. "
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Thank you I will definitely check out Cortland.
I’m not aware of any special programs, but this evening I found out that College Navigator (the fed’s website) shares the percentage of undergrads who are enrolled with disability services at U.S. colleges. These are the percentages of students at the various SUNY campuses who are registered with disability services, sorted from highest to lowest:
| School | % undergrads formally registered w/office of disability services |
|---|---|
| SUNY - Plattsburgh | 26.00% |
| SUNY - Purchase | 24.90% |
| SUNY - Environmental Sci & Forestry | 22.00% |
| SUNY - Brockport | 18.00% |
| SUNY - Potsdam | 16.00% |
| SUNY - Oneonta | 16.00% |
| SUNY - Cortland | 14.00% |
| SUNY - Cobleskill | 13.50% |
| Binghamton | 13.00% |
| SUNY - Fredonia | 13.00% |
| SUNY - New Paltz | 12.88% |
| SUNY - Oswego | 12.60% |
| SUNY - Geneseo | 11.91% |
| SUNY - Maritime | 10.78% |
| SUNY - Canton | 10.00% |
| SUNY - Alfred | 9.59% |
| Stony Brook | 8.52% |
| SUNY Polytechnic | 7.56% |
| U. at Buffalo | 6.91% |
| SUNY - Old Westbury | 6.80% |
| U. at Albany | 5.40% |
| SUNY - Buffalo State | <3% |
| SUNY - Delhi | <3% |
My theory is that the higher the percentage, the likelier it is that the school is offering strong supports for the students. Many public colleges don’t advertise the strength of their supports if they do not charge extra fees for them, as those supports can be expensive to provide. My hunch, however, is that students end up in greater numbers where they feel most supported (or where there is word-of-mouth leading them to believe that).
I will say that I looked at some other northeastern states, and the percentages at the NY publics are generally higher than they are in some other states, which I suspect speaks well to the services that the NY publics are offering. This is, of course, conjecture that I would urge your family to investigate more closely to see whether my theories hold any water.