What has the experience been like? Did you enjoy the first two years (earning an associate's degree at DelTech or other participating in-state colleges)? How smoothly did the transfer to UD happen, both academically and socially?
Our teenage son has always struggled with executive dysfunction, and one of the patterns we noticed when he was a little kid is that when he was excited about an activity, like going to an amusement park or the movies, he would engage in self-sabotage behavior (like misbehaving or eloping).
We were puzzled at first about why he would act out in this way, seemingly to avoid something he was excited for.
But then we noticed a corresponding behavior. He would frequently have tremendously unrealistic expectations about how an activity was going to go, and when it didn't live up to those expectations, he would crash hard.
So we started to put the pieces together. It appeared that he was engaging in self-sabotage because losing out on an activity altogether was more emotionally tolerable than the anguish of it not living up to his expectations.
He's (mostly) outgrown that behavior at this point, but from ages 3-12 it happened pretty regularly.
He's been seen by several therapists and psychiatrists, and we've gotten him evaluated for ADHD and autism, but I've never heard anyone react to my description of his self-sabotaging behavior with, "Oh yeah, I've seen that before!"
So I'm wondering whether this is something unique to my child, or whether others who struggle with executive function have experienced anything like it.
Do Uber/Lyft drivers accept trips that long, especially in rush hour?
Is there a shuttle service that goes to Delaware? I don't mind riding with strangers.
Are there any carpooling sites where I can tag along with someone who's already going that way?