HEADSTRONG 5 Inside the Hidden World of Dyslexia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Ben Foss was pushed to a breaking point in law school and he became depressed. He started talking openly about his Dyslexia which helped, and he ended up completing Business School and Law School at Stanford. Stephanie May was diagnosed with ADHD; she has trouble with information retrieval, speed, and accuracy. She brings a letter of disclosure to her college professors so they are legally obligated to provide special accommodations for her. Jason Shiver struggles to make it in high school. He is coming up with a plan to become more independent and cope better with his Learning Disabilities, such as using speech software on computers, and taking exams in a separate room so he can read the exam questions aloud.

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[Crazyman1212]

i use to go to learning resource for doing my tests...when ever i did tests in class i did bad, i had a hard time focusing on my tests, any time i tried to focus and acutally got into something, i would hear, someone breathing in the back corner of the class or hear everyones pencil writing away. exams i use to focus on the teachers foot steps and i could clearly hear any conversation in the room, even those whispering to each other.

[Christiansoldiering]

I believe a coherent, well thought through strategy is key. Here in the UK, as a dyslexic student, I am allowed 20% extra time, a laptop, do my exams in a separate room, and have a five minute break every hour. This is not quite as generous as the US but a vast improvement over what was available in the 80’s UK.

I have two mocks (this week) then start my main AS exams next week - tons of revision to work through in the mean time, but I am quietly hopeful.