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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are at one of the so-called Big 3s here in DC. Two of my children have ADHD. Neither one of them gets accommodations because they need to learn how to handle it. They instead have an executive functioning coach. They are both in upper school now, and their grades are fine. Not stellar, but fine. One got into her first choice for college (not an Ivy or super-selective school).

My kids have told me that they think about 50% of the students get extra time. They say they don’t want it.[b] But I am now wondering if I have somehow done them a disservice by not getting them accommodations[/b]. It’s a strange world.[/quote]

The key here is that the world exists beyond college. So I would argue by not mowing down obstacles you have actually created a kids who will have learned to keep going even if they're not winning, to work harder than the next guy and advocate for what they want. My guess is at their 20th reunion, they will be far more successful than all those kids with accommodations who never learned to maneuver around and through problems.[/quote]

There is a huge difference in just average kids and some of ours that have serious life long struggles.  I hope my child will be more successful as he's had to fight and work harder than most other kids BUT, he can only do it as we have put a lot of time and money into getting him to where he needs to be.  If a parent comes in at the 9th hour demanding accommodations for testing, then no, but some of our kids have had real challenges since birth.  We've spent a fortune and put everything we have into making our kid that resilient kid who can work through it... you make it sound so simple.  I wish it was.  You have no idea what goes on behind the scenes in some families.  We aren't talking about a parent in 9th who gets the kid tested for extra time.. that is fraud, but for some of us, instead of that nice house, fancy cars, nice vacations, we have huge therapy and tutoring bills and lucky for some of us, all that is working enough to get our kids to a higher functioning level.[/quote]

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