Any university that accepts federal funding (grants and loans for students including), is required to accommodate disabilities. Boy could go to the disability office and begin the process having his issue officially recognized. This will involve having confidential conversations with certain college staff members, obtaining sharing medical records, etc. The end result would very likely be a private living space for the boy.
If absolute secrecy is this person’s only option, then my suggestion would be to at the very least come clean to the kids roommate, who will very likely find out about the problem in time. If absolute secrecy is this person’s only option, then my suggestion would be to at the very least come clean to the kids roommate, who will very likely find out about the problem in time. Dorm rooms are very small, often cramped, and leave little room for privacy. Someone finding out is inevitable, at this point your friend might get to choose who that is. I’d much prefer to share this information with and official representative who will keep it private, van to share it with a roommate who could do anything with the information later. But I know it could feel like a hard decision on the front end.
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