One can't help but see the irony in any request that suggests doubling the time for which a student with attention deficit is expected to remain focused on a single task (ie. the exam). I would have thought that shortening the time periods for concentration - and offering supervised rest/exercise breaks - might be more constructive. Maybe that's what is really being implied by the recommendation to extend the overall time by so much?
Alison Cox
National Co-ordinator/Centre Manager, BRITE
c/o Stevenson College
EDINBURGH
EH11 4DE
Tel 0131 535 4756
Fax 0131 535 4880
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-----Original Message-----
From: Katy Mann [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 09 December 2002 13:55
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Subject: Special Exam Arrangements
I've had a call from Campus Office about a request for
double time which would mean having 6 hours to complete a 3 hour
exam on the grounds of ADD. There is no direct evidence to back
up the need for this, just a statement from the student's doctor. I
have advised them to request a copy of his diagnosis
I'd be interested to know of other Universities experiences on
providing sea's for students with ADD and what accommodations
tend to be made. Are requests for double time in cases like this
often made, or indeed necessary ?
Regards
Katy
Katy Mann
Disability Adviser, West End
University of Westminster
CCPD,72 Great Portland Street
London W1W 7UW
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