Extended Time for Testing -- 504 -- Use it or lose it??

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Anonymous wrote:If he is taking his tests u timed and getting A's it's hard to argue that the playing field is uneven and he needs extra time. In our experience in MCPS, math tests were always untimed, kids could stay or finish at lunch. If he is using time that is offered to everyone, even if the others don't take it, that's not taking an accommodation.

The time is NOT offered to everyone. He sometimes stays after school or goes in at lunch to finish a test. This is not offered to all.

Also, standardized tests and exams are timed.

His disability is documented and processing speed off the charts slow. He is doing a great job compensating, but just because he is smart doesn't mean is less entitled to the accommodation than a kid with the same disability but perhaps less intelligent. Equalling the playing field should not be based on performance. It should be based on the disability that is documented.

. This. Fight to keep the accommodation. Extremely intelligent kids with ADHD may be able to do just fine without the accommodations in middle school, but the shit usually hits the fan in high school as things become more complex. Do not let them take this away from your child. I have teachers argue with me that my child doesn't have adhd because he is a stellar student. He is a stellar student because of a high iq and a willingness to work twice as long as other students to get the work done due to his focus and executive function deficiencies.

Exactly. Fight to keep the accommodation and find a tutor who can TEACH your child how to use the extra time. As courses and homework become more complex, you will find your child needs the extra time. By the time you get to the SATs and ACTs you will be very glad you kept it. Once you give it up, it will be very difficult to get back.