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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Accommodations are a joke.  30 year ago there were no kids diagnosed with adhd  and everybody did just fine.  But now mommy wants her kid to get into a prestigious school that isn’t a good fit but will let her boast to her friends and accommodations are sprouting like mushrooms.  And I’d guess the vast majority of accommodations are fake anyway....utter nonsense.[/quote]

No, everybody didn't do just fine.  I have a friend who has ADD and did way below her potential.  It was a struggle for her well into adulthood.  She was finally diagnosed as an adult, takes medication and it has changed her life tremendously.  Thirty years ago, we were willing to let kids with potential fail because we labeled them lazy or dumb.  Maybe some accommodations are fake, but for those with real issues, they aren't utter nonsense.  They allow people with LDs to access a good education so they can be meaningfully employed.  Once out of college, they can chose a career that plays to their strengths, and be successful in life.  They don't have that chance if they are undereducated because they are denied appropriate accommodations/access.  Might my kid without accommodations be slightly disadvantaged because others get extra time?  Maybe, but I prefer that to having kids fall through the cracks and have to struggle through life because I'm too competitive to want these kids to get help.  My DC will be fine, as will most kids with no LDs, regardless of which college they attend. 
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