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Archive for October, 2007

Probably. Attention Deficit Disorder is recognized as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act. That means that your child is guaranteed by Federal law to an equal education. “Equal” means making accommodations that “level the playing field”. That is, given certain accommodations, your child has an equal opportunity to learn.

Accommodations can be things like:

• Extra time on a test
• A change of location to take a test (usually someplace quiet)
• Use of a calculator or speller
• Use of books on a test
• A reader or writer (someone who reads to your child or writes for them)
• Use of a laptop

Please note that these are some examples of reasonable accommodations. What your child may need and be entitled to is determined by the person who evaluates your child for Attention Deficit Disorder.