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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am so tired of this fake LD to get accomodations thread. A professional has to document the diagnosis. If some of them can be bought, that is a different problem.

Just because peer do not SEE a disability, does not mean it does not exist. Learning disabilities by definition go with hi IQ often. The child is not performing up to their IQ OR has to work an inexplicable amount of time to get mediocre grades. Those are red flags. THEN someone educated on diagnosing LD gives a battery of tests. Yes, these diagnoses are more common in certain areas, because the tests are expensive and not everyone has access. You don't just get extra time because you ask for it. [/quote]

I know- this entire scandal has been so hurtful to kids/families where there are special needs. My DS has the test accommodation that he takes a test in a non-distracting environment. We don't ask for extra time, even though his doctor recommended it-- but I don't begrudge parents who do. I know exactly why my kid would benefit in a fair way from extra time and I know why other kids with his profile would as well. I think parents worry that if my son with an LD is given a test accommodation that his score will compete their child's score. When it comes down to it, they believe he is less deserving to go to a good college because he couldn't have made that score without an accommodation. [/quote]

+1  The issue is not that some kids have documented learning disabilities and need accommodations to function.  It's that a set of wealthy privileged parents were paying other people to provide answers or even take tests on kids behalf.  [/quote]

Singer also encouraged parents to acquire false LD accommodation by faking performance during diagnostics.[/quote]

I agree that that for some that is the issue, but if you read the thread on accommodations for the SAT/ACT, the line gets pretty blurred between parents who lied and game the system vs. those whose children genuinely need the accommodations. I'm with you on the lying and fraud. [/quote]

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