Reading this rang some bells for me, but it may be the delirium of
influenza.....
CP, in common with dyspraxia, affects motor control albeit by possibly
different routes. There is certainly a difficulty in developing and
executing the schema which underlie movements. Thus it would be reasonable
to predict that there might be organisational/planning difficulties for
someone who has CP. Whether this is due to lack of experience or inability
seems irrelevant.
Following this argument, not only would a person who has CP probably need
additional time for the physical demands of the examination but they might
need some extra time for stress reduced planning.
As for switching from one task set to another and expressing the
difficulties they feel in advance or at the time, I think there is some
evidence to suggest that people who have CP find difficulty with attention
control, and in the case of ataxic CP there is likely to be some difficulty
with language and communication skills.
I would also be surprised if ten minutes was a sufficient break after two
hours for someone with a significant disability of any kind to recuperate.
(Perhaps the other students might be asked to make a comment on their
experience of the break?)
It must be frustrating to discover such a problem after the event but at
least it can now be considered.
Jeff
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