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[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]

I can completely believe it because wealthier kids get far more diagnoses than poor kids and it starts early -- like when they are toddlers.  I know because my preschooler goes to a private preschool and I'd say almost half the kids there get some sort of early intervention services -- not kidding at all -- speech, OT, PT.  This includes my child.  The school considers part of what you're paying for is full support, and that includes teachers who see your preschooler not interacting with other children and suggesting support for social anxiety.  My guess is that if the same child was in a preschool with fewer resources, he'd simply be overlooked because he's no trouble to the teachers if he's playing quietly alone.

I don't know if the wealthy kids are overdiagnosed or the less wealthy underdiagnosed, but certainly I believe that this gap starts early and continues through college.[/quote]

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