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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am curious if all the kids getting extra time on tests have to disclose this for college and/or does your high school mention on your application. My DC has been asking I look into this and I have always said no although DC could benefit as we manage some add issues. DC gets good grades but has to study a lot and is getting frustrated at so many kids with the extra time. My answer was always that this will catch up when applying for college but now am not so sure and wonder if I should go through the process for extra time to lessen stress. [/quote]

No this is not reported to colleges.  Once admitted to college the people with diagnosed issues then share that with college to get services there -- like extra time, etc.

But you have to have an issue.  You can't just ask for extra time.  Colleges (and most high schools) will require a report from a medical professional of some type.[/quote]

Not being snarky, but how do these kids turned adults tend to do in the workplace where they may not get extra time and accommodations they've had for years ? My son may be going down this road so I'm genuinely curious. [/quote]

In college,[b] students can get extra time on exams but generally not extensions of due dates[/b]. Instead, they are expected to manage their time to allow for assignments taking longer. This is similar to how most work places work. Also, employees have more control than students: my 2e kid who can't write a paragraph under timed conditions isn't going to become a lawyer, but her difficulties won't stop her from being an amazing engineer.[/quote]

Not true, many students get both. I am a law professor and the number of students with accommodations these days compared to 10 years ago is out of control. The PP's question is not dumb at all (as another poster suggested). I am constantly wondering how my law students are going to function in the real world. The judge isn't going to give them "extra time" to get something done during trial, for example. Nor is a partner going to give them "extra time" to do that quick research she needs. We are doing such a disservice to these students by so freely granting extra time and other accommodations (e.g., you can get up and leave class because of some issue; or you can record every class; or you can stand up in the middle of class because your ADD prevents you from sitting through a 75 minute class). Totally ridiculous...[/quote]

Professor, you need to retire.  If students are too stupid to find and employer that will, gasp, let them stand up and walk around for a second every couple of hours, then they are too stupid to be in law school.

I’m a business owner with ADHD, and I’ve always found the realities of the business world much easier to deal with than the artificial, assembly line structure of traditional education. Also, if I can get a great employee who needs to stand while working or needs to walk around every once in a while or organizes their time to devote more time to certain tasks while still delivering on time, that’s a win for me.

This entire web site, representing thousands of hours of work blown of by professionals as they argue with strangers, is clear evidence that most people waste huge amounts of time at work every day, and people with ADHD taking an extra half hour on a task will be fine.

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