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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Considering that the  benchmark rate of disabilities disgnosed in DC is supposed to be around 8.5%, 25% seems way too high!

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Your missing an important point. I have a HS kid with ADHD accommodations— at TJ, of all places—- based on extensive psychoeducational testing.  His PS vs GAI IQ is very lopsided, and he needs the extended time for math and some science testingto compensate for the PS. Sorry if you don’t like it, but it is very legit.  And we don’t need your permission to work with TJ to help our kid get the academic supports he needs o succeed.

At any rate, DS is currently looking at small LACs like Pomona and Oberlin for college.  UVA, VT and UMD CP are not even being considered precisely because of his ADHD.  He has a much higher chance of succeeding in small classes when he is not overwhelmed and that value participation, so he stays engaged, than in a class of 200 kids.  He also needs a school where professors will notice if he gets in academic trouble, and where he can continue to work with an EF coach, is necessary.  A big jump in ADHD kids at SLACs tells me that we are not the only family putting a lot of thought into the best type of academic environment for our kid in college.  And SLACs have a lot of pluses for 2e kids.

I would bet a lot that  the numbers look very different at large state universities, and that 25% of kids at UVA do not use disability services.  And that of the percentages of kids with diagnoses at SLACs are high— but the absolute number is small.  A lot of these schools now have 400-500 kids per class, rather than thousands of kids. .

You don’t know my kid OP.  You are in no position to judge him. Kindly butt out and keep your incredibly uniformed opinions to yourself.

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