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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What concerns me from a related article is the statement that wealthier students are more likely to receive accommodations than poor students.

What happens when these kids graduate college? Is an employer going to give a person who takes twice as long to do something the same salary as someone who meets deadlines?[/quote].

My DC has dyslexia and dysgraphia - fairly profound on both counts.  He get accommodations for receiving professor notes, calculator on tests, electronic reader and keyboard for tests and 50% extra time, electronic textbooks.  The reason that gets extra time is because it takes longer to take a test with an electronic reader or a live reader.

When he gets into the “real world”’, he will still be able to use a calculator, laptop and taking notes isn’t really an issue like it is in college. He will also be able to use his text to speech software.  IDA will also help him if he needs other types of accommodations.  He will need someone to proofread letters, but then in my office everyone has that before anything goes out.  He is also exceptionally smart in math and science and will likely end up in academia or research.

The types of jobs that he will be seeking are not high pressure deadline oriented jobs that require fast turnarounds. With motor integration issues, he will not be a surgeon.  Part of growing up is figuring out your niche and finding jobs where your quirks and strengths are rewarded.

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Sound similar to my DS.  He's in ES right now so I have a while to figure out further along, but we've already moved to his using a computer for the majority of his written work with the school's full support.  He also receives accommodations for his ASD such as being allowed to wear a hat and to eat lunch in a quiet room.  The educational setting is very, very artificial and accommodations that are needed in an educational setting are frequently unneeded in a work environment.  Even on the testing front, it's the freaking bubbles that give DS fits half the time.  When was the last time your job required a timed exercise where you were judged on how you filled a bubble sheet?

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