My adult daughter was just diagnosed with ADHD. She and I have felt that she had it for a while but it was not until now that she did what was necessary to get diagnosed and helped. She has only 1 year left of college and I am feeling bad for not pushing the issue for her to get herself tested earlier. I know my therapist says that I should be even having my 15 year old deal with issues herself instead of trying to take care of them when I have so much trouble dealing with my own. Now that she has been diagnosed she will be able to get more time for tests when she needs it.
I know lots of college students in my university that have it and do fine in school. Depending on the school and if she wants to tell people or not she will be able to get more time. I know that a lot of kids with anxiety disorders and ADHD get time and a half or double time to do the exams. They just take theem in a seperate area and they get small breaks to move around or have a snack...She should speak to her academic advisor at school to get information on where to go to obtain extra exam time. Hope that helps. Good Luck! =)
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She plans on looking into the more time. She has been having issues in some classes because of the tests. That is part of why I wish she had seen a doctor about it sooner. At least now she really wants the help.
well I’m sure the professor will be understanding. Universities usually let you have more time. I hope it all works out for you guys =)
It is important to remember this is NOT a handicap. It is simply a difference. There is a lot of stigma, and a diagnosis can be a big scary thing. This is like being short. It has challenges and advantages. I can not recomend the book You Mean I'm Not Lazy Stupid or Crazy? highly enough.
It turned my life around. It helped me self-diagnose in my mid-thrities, helped me understand so many confusing things about myself, and gave me so many stradegies for diminishing the impact on my life. And most importantly, it helped me get off my own back and stop blaming myself for not being "normal" and live my life in way that works for me as apposed to driving myself crazy trying to do what makes sense to everyone else.
No one else can make heads or tails of my to do lists. Yes that says listS b/c I have to have more than one and they have to be arranged a certain way. But it makes sense to ME and that's the important bit.