SAT or ACT? Which is better for ADHD kids?

cbug
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:42:33 +0000

S2 is a high school junior with ADHD. He has a high GPA but recently took the ACT and did not do well – scored a 23. His recent PSAT score of 180 lead us to believe he might do better.

With this in mind, he will be taking the SAT in about a month. We are hoping the SAT test structure might suit his ability to concentrate in shorter bursts better. On the ACT, the Reading and Science were his trouble areas. He left both sections unfinished with a number of questions unanswered. His English section score was 29 and Math was 27 or 28.

Any parents of ADHD kids out there with insights on how the differences in these test formats help or hurt ADHDers?