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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can do it on your own,or you can have the school do it, but it is really rare that a kid gets accommodations for ACT or CB without having an IEP or 504.  You need a letter from the dr stating why he needs the accommodations.  I was an SSD for a school and can tell you that they will deny you.[/quote]

I know many parents with their seemingly normal kids on Adderall getting 50% extra time.[/quote]

The question isn't weather or not a kid on Adderall can get extra time, it is if they can get extra time on the ACT if they DON'T get extra time at school.  Idiot.  [/quote]

For the College Board, at least, guidance and at least one teacher has to certify that your kid regularly uses extra time on tests and quizzes.  You also need a 504 (giving the right to the extra time), and educational testing that objectively shows why your kid needs it.  Our school says you can't just get it for the CB-- it opens the system up to abuse. I have to believe the ACT is the same way. [/quote]

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