Becoming a more organized person is a resolution on many people’s lists, but the trouble for most isn’t getting organized, it is staying that way. Buying cute buckets from target for your pens, and another for your paper clips is good in the beginning, but they always seem to become a catch-all for other belongings as time goes on. Soon, all your organizational tools become just as cluttered as they started. This can become frustrating for those who struggle with maintenance. Feeling as if everything around your home is disorganized can take a toll on a person’s wellbeing. Not having a sense of serenity in a place that is supposed to be the most comfortable can cause issues such as anxiety, especially for those who are starting a life on their own, which is why a positive organizational system is important to integrate into your child’s lifestyle.
This issue with organizing can begin as early as childhood. Not enough sleep, stress, anxiety, and even trauma can cause a child to struggle with the ability to become functional in this specific category and can follow them into their older years (Lee, 2020). However, as they get older, the main cause of poor organizational skills is executive functioning. Mental skills allow a person to be able to organize, focus, prioritize and plan, and those struggling with ADHD and characteristics associated to ADD or ADHD seem to have an especially hard time in this category (Lee, 2020). For those in college, an unorganized workload, and poor organizational skills are shown to affect their grades (RP News Wire, n.d.). 47% of college students surveyed state that they believe high school did not prepare them with organizational skills and 54% say that they believe their grades would be better if they had better organization (RP News Wire, n.d.). This lack of guidance in a child’s earlier years, especially in the years prior to independent adulthood is why The College Life Skills Program exists.
The CollegeLSP has developed a program under Executive Functioning that helps students with ‘life challenges’ such as ADHD, Autism, and Asperger’s become organized adults. For those living without such ‘life challenges’ the issue of not being taught proper organizational skills still persists and affects their ability to thrive, so it can be especially hard at times for those living with such ‘challenges’ to persevere and move past such a hurdle. Even organizing things such as social events into a weekly calendar can be a struggle for some despite its importance, which is why the CollegeLSP helps teach your child the proper skills to make what most struggle with seemingly easy. The program isn’t teaching an individual that their life needs to be completely color-coded, but strategies, simple tips and tricks about how to balance a social life, work, and school, while also keeping their living and mental state as comfortable as possible. As your child goes off to college, it will be difficult to make sure they are not falling into bad habitual patterns. Organization can affect much more than an outer area, but your child’s mental state as well, which is why you should trust the CollegeLSP and their well-trained team to help guide them into becoming an organized, functional, and happy person as they transition into independent adulthood.
Dr. Eric J. Nach, Ph.D., M.Ed., A.S.D.C., is a Developmental and Behavioral Specialist who specializes in Autism, ADHD and related disorders. Dr. Nach is the founder of the College Life Skills Program where he and his team of professional’s help develop the Emotional Maturity, Executive Functioning, Life Skill and Social Abilities of college students and those high school students preparing for college. The CollegeLSP is a subsidiary program of the Support For Students Growth Center, located in Boca Raton, FL and providing services nationwide.
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