Your daughter should start thinking seriously about a profession.

One of the advantages of community college -- aside from the cost and convenience -- is the access to practical professional training.

Stop pressuring your daughter with intensive tutoring and testing and instead pursue an accurate evaluation and assessment. She still will have to take responsibility for her own life, including coping with her particular challenges.

If she balks at community college right now or can't commit to any particular path, she'll have to increase her work hours. Working hard and making money will help her to feel (and actually be) successful.

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