Add/adhd

[Lisa Fishman]

I don't know how it is in other states, but in Alabama all state colleges and universities are required to have some form of accomidation for LD and ADD/ADD-H students. This usually comes in the form of tudoring. Many private colleges offer this to LD and ADD students for a fee. My feeling on tudoring is, if it helps you then take advantage of it. As for extra time on exams, that helped me as well. Another thing that does help is to take smaller class loads. I got through school, yes it took me a little longer and yes, it was difficult at times. I got through it and graduated. College graduation was definatelly a great achievement for me. My problem was several specific learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder, the inattentive kind. So, I think in my case for the ADD problem a medication was a definate neccesitiy. I have to disagree with several of you and say that sometimes medication is absolutely nesessary because, though I am not in school anymore the ADD problem will ALWAYS exisit wheather or not I'm in school or not. If medication is not taken, the ADD appears.