Should children with ADD get extra time on test.

VTBoy
Sun, 17 Jul 2005 19:30:07 +0000

Why I suspect I have ADD is because I am always too lazy to start my homework. In high school I always got as on my test but I still ended up graduating with a 3.7 weighted GPA because I got Cs in some classes because I wouldn’t do my homework. In college I was kicked out of UC Davis temporarily due to failing two courses because I didn’t do my homework. I had A’s on my midterm and final in these courses, but I failed to do any homework (lab assignments). My problem isn’t finishing what I start, but rather starting in the first place. I actually find it very difficult to stop in the middle of studying or doing my home work once I start. It is the starting something which I seem to have a lot of trouble.

I have found a way to overcome this ADD however. Each morning I make a mental note of everything I plan to do that day and what order I will do it in. This has helped me a great deal, and my cumulative GPA at college has gone from a less than a 2 to being close to a 3.5 with my last quarter GPA being 4.0.

Also please don’t comment on my spelling, I understand I have poor spelling. It is in fact my worst subject. In high school I always scored well above average on my standardized exams, except for spelling, which I always seemed to do poorly. However I don’t think I have dyslexia because I always seemed to do very well in reading comprehension.