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Reply to "Do you consider ADHD "special needs"?"
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[quote=Anonymous]What if you take two kids with ADHD who have the exact level of impairment, but one cares significantly more about school? Perhaps because their parents push them, maybe peer pressure, maybe an intrinsic motivation, whatever. The one who doesn't care as much about school starts failing classes (even though he does put forth effort and does want to succeed). You would never look at him and say "oh he will be fine even without accommodations." The one who cares significantly more about school sort of propels herself with anxiety, spends twice as much time studying, blows up at home, and is just generally miserable, but gets decent grades, maybe Cs and Bs. Does the one who is failing school have a special need, but the one who is miserable but passes classes not have a special need? I would say no. I would say they both have a "special need" for accommodations, or at least the same level of need. [/quote]
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