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[quote=Anonymous]Totally agree with PP^. It would do neither my kid nor the school any good if we were to hide or mask her ADD and EF Disorder in the admissions process. Any school that would not admit her based on this -- regardless whether we knew it was based on this fact or not -- would not be a good fit.

In addition, I can't believe the attitude that these sort of conditions should be hidden or there's something wrong or defective with kids that have ADD. The only way to effect a change is to advocate for one. Sneaking in or fooling admissions directors is not any way to do this.

Lastly, I call BS on the poster above who doubts that a LD can just be discovered in high school! Many kids with ADD are 2e; that is, that are also extremely bright. They may have coped very well under a medium workload -- even excelled. However, in very competitive schools where the workload is heavy, they may falter. It is only when the As and Bs become Bs and Cs that parents may realize that something is amiss. Even then, getting an appointment to have a Neuropsychologist Exam may take weeks, sometimes months. After that, it takes a while for the results to be written up. So, please take your ignorance elsewhere.

I am very interested in following this thread. Like the poster above, we did not know my DD had an LD until the end of her sophomore year when she was in danger of failing a class. She pulled through; however, damage was already done. Her freshman year had been rocky, but we thought it was due to the fact that she had changed schools. We had no experience whatsoever in identifying potential LDs. Her teachers had never mentioned anything related to a possible LD. Her grades and test scores prior to high school were excellent.

We are still trying to manage her condition. There is no way she would thrive in a school that did not know about this during the admissions process.[/quote]

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