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[quote=Anonymous]I have ADHD and another LD related to executive functioning.  I was smart enough that it went totally undiagnosed until college, when the work got much more challenging and received accommodations starting my second semester of sophomore year.  I was able to receive time and a half on exams throughout college and graduate school.  I have another friend who is severely dyslexic and got time and a half on exams throughout college and graduate school as well.  Most colleges are well equipped to deal with this, and I think they may be required to as per the Americans with disabilities acts.  I have been both at a small private liberal arts school and a large top tier research university, and the process was similar.  You send your diagnosis paperwork (I went through some extensive testing--which was available at my college) to the dean or the disabilities center and they send you letters to distribute to the faculty whose courses you are taking.  Then you coordinate things like alternate time, room, etc.  Accommodations can include extended time on exams, a private room to take an exam, note-taking services, and some others.  It's not really a big deal.  My professors in graduate school were less accustomed to dealing with this, but it was fine.[/quote]

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