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[quote=Anonymous]As a parent of a kid with an assortment of learning/other disabilities we thought about this a lot.

What I have consistently heard is if it is going to be self-evident in your materials (eg you had a resource class) there is no reason not to disclose if it might explain something further.

Our DD did not write about her main disabilities in her essay, but she did write about something that is quirky about her that is probably related to one of her other disabilities (she has a limited ability to feel hot and cold) and how it has influenced her approach to the world. It allowed her to write something unique, compelling, and personal that showed growth and self-reflection, without veering too far into territory she didn’t want to overly dwell on.

She used the additional information section to tackle academic “stuff” that was weird. Like she had concluded her study of foreign language after sophomore year due to a hearing disability because the school did not offer a non-auditory language option. She was applying to some schools where they would have expected her to take foreign language each year of HS.

I think our opinion has consistently been that if the school doesn’t want a kid like our DD (eg a kid with a hearing disability that prohibits her study of spoken foreign language) that is clearly not the right school for her. At that point there is nothing to lose on being transparent within reason.[/quote]

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