As Sharron says – student can tell you.
Fibromyalgia is strongly associated with cognitive difficulties. (It is a condition
where chronic pain is co-morbid with cognitive dysfunction.) An appropriate
comparator in an educational situation would probably be any other student
with similar deficits on tests of working memory, speed of information
processing and so on.
http://www.fibroaction.org/Articles/Fibrofog-mimics-20-years-of-aging.aspx
Amanda Kent
DSA needs assessor
On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 15:08:31 +0100, [log in to unmask]
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>Michael
>
>I have had a couple of students with fibromyalgia, one has rest breaks AND
extra time, and for some modules the department gave her alternatives to
exams (i.e. extra coursework), the other was doing a coursework based
degree but she got coursework extensions when needed.
>
>To be honest the student is the best judge of what they need.
>
>Sharron, Loughborough
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michael Woodman
>Sent: 07 July 2009 14:22
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Fybromyalgia & exams
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>I have recently been supporting a student with Fybromyalgia.
>
>Our special exam arrangements panel felt that rest breaks would be more
>appropriate than extra time. The student is very keen to have extra time
>instead. Unfortunately, the evidence supplied by the student doesn't
>give a very clear indication of what would be appropriate action.
>
>Can I ask if anyone on this list has supported students with
>fybromyalgia before, and what kind of adjustments you have put in place?
>
>Regards,
>
>--
>Michael Woodman
>Disabilities Coordinator
>Registry, Hunter Wing,
>St. George's, University of London,
>Cranmer Terrace, Tooting,
>SW17 0RE.
>
>www.sgul.ac.uk/disability
>
>Tel: 020 8725 0143
>Fax: 020 8725 0841
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