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You need to get your facts straight.  The SAT test administrators used to allow kids with ADHD to have extra time years ago.  Many of those children with ADHD also have comorbidities like slow processing, working memory issues, dyslexia, dysgraphia, etc.  But many of them are highly intelligent, their brain just works differently.  Unfortunately, now they have tightened up the policies so badly that kids who truly need the extra time have to go through so many more hoops in order to get the extra time. [b] It often involves ensuring that you have a recent neuropshych exam that proves the slow processing (costs thousands of dollars) and proving that the child has been receiving the extra time accommodation in regular school[/b].  Just having an ADHD diagnosis does not qualify you for the extra time allowance.[/quote]

You're proving the point.  They made the changes because there were too many kids getting accommodations, and too many cases seemed questionable.  It's totally going to backfire, though.  Wealthy people who are only gaming the system to get their kids an advantage will still be able to do everything needed to get extra time.  It's only the kids with an actual disability who will find it difficult to jump through all of the hoops to get the extra time.  Once again, people gaming the system are ruining things for the people who have an actual need.  [/quote]

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