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   I'm incredibly frustrated with today's DSAT. My child came out after 12 PM, crying, while other kids had finished their exams and were going home. Despite the exam time being reduced from the paper version, my child came out much later. The reason being, the exam started at 9:30 AM. Although everyone was seated by 8 AM when the school doors closed, they had to wait for over an hour. Why? Because a student hadn't arrived yet. This student, brought in by his mother just before the exam, was announced by the mother to the proctor, in hearing range of the other students, "My child is autistic." The student, wearing red noise-cancelling headphones, entered, and while it's clear that everyone has the right to take the exam, what happened next was problematic. 
    The child kept talking in a high-pitched voice, almost shouting, while the mother whispered to be quiet. The proctor, noting that it was exam time, told the mother to leave (it seemed she thought she could stay during the exam, perhaps to manage her child). Alone, the child not only talked but also stood up and walked around during the exam, speaking in a high-pitched, monotone voice, raising the pitch at the end of sentences. The proctor repeatedly asked the child to sit and be quiet, but the child continued talking non-stop. Is this acceptable? The situation was so disruptive that other students asked the child to be quiet, but to no effect.
    With DSAT having varied break times for students, some were attempting to focus on their exams while this child loudly declared the need for a snack and continuously talked in a high pitch about various things, including putting their cell phone away. This made it impossible for the others to concentrate. Shouldn't this be complained about? While I agree that everyone, regardless of condition, has the right to take the exam without discrimination, they also have the right to do so under the best conditions. I'm angry at the mother. Knowing her child's behavior best, shouldn't she have requested accommodations for a quieter exam setting? This would have allowed her child to comfortably take the exam and the other children to focus. As it was, the child had to constantly hear reminders to be quiet and sit still, while the other students couldn't concentrate because of the noise and movement. It's really infuriating.[/quote]

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