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if i ever go back to school, perhaps i should invest in a laptop.... [QUOTE=sonya_h] speaking of writing by hand, i never thought about it before, but it does pose a problem for me.  it's like, i try to right, but my thoughts go so fast that i can't get them on the paper quick enough...[/QUOTE]

Most definitely an ADHD 'trait,' Sonya! Typing is a blessing for us. If I could have typed to take notes, I would have been in heaven.    Of course, they didn't have PC's when I was in school...Royal manual typewriters.

Wow! I'm an antique! GypsyWomyn38461.7010763889

 

Word processing is also useful because it's possible to neatly reorganize thoughts unlike with a pen.

Note takers, low-distraction environment for tests, extended time on tests, book on tape (for textbooks)....those are all that I have been informed of.I've managed to informally have a couple Professors give me Oral examinations.
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Also, use of a word processor for responding to test questions if writing by hand poses a problem.

 

i read somewhere that making provisions for the students to tape/record the teachers lectures was a big help for ad/hders..i never tried that before, though.[QUOTE=yellowdog]

 

Also, use of a word processor for responding to test questions if writing by hand poses a problem.

 

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speaking of writing by hand, i never thought about it before, but it does pose a problem for me.  it's like, i try to right, but my thoughts go so fast that i can't get them on the paper quick enough...

 

What kind of things constitute accomodation for ADHD in universities in the US? More time seems to be the obvious, but that is generally more time for something not to get done. What are practical, reasonable aids and allowances for ADHD students?

I had a fairly miserable undergraduate experience. My grades did not match my abilities and I went through periods of boredom and depression. I was finally diagnosed with severe (my Dr's choice of adjective) ADHD at the age of 33, in my junior year of college, at which point my gpa was hovering around a 2.5. Armed with the diagnosis, I used my "obsessive" abilities and the novelty of a new topic (which I could easily give attention to,lol) to learn as much as I possibly could about ADHD. The Dr who diagnosed me offered to contact the school to inform them and ask for accomodations, however I asked that he not do so, as I would see what I could do for myself. The most significant thing I did for myself was to CLOSE THE NOTEBOOK. After years of learning by forcing myself to rewrite the chapters I had to learn, over and over, until it "stuck", I knew that I needed a better way, so one day I simply closed my notebook and sat and listened to the lectures. Almost immediately, the information began to GET IN! In my last year of undergraduate work, I was within a couple of points of the Dean's list and in graduate school, I manage a 3.92, ALL WITHOUT STUDYING!! Its not for every student, I realize that, but I also realize we put a lot of attention on what we are writing and it takes away from our ability to take in what is being said (we are not "paying attention" to the lecture, we're paying attention to writing our notes).

 

[QUOTE=sonya_h]i read somewhere that making provisions for the students to tape/record the teachers lectures was a big help for ad/hders..i never tried that before, though.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=sonya_h]if i ever go back to school, perhaps i should invest in a laptop....[/QUOTE]

Yes, that would be a very efficient distraction....

[QUOTE=deang008]Note takers, low-distraction environment for tests, extended time on tests, book on tape (for textbooks)....those are all that I have been informed of.[/QUOTE]

that is what we have at my school too.