<p>My friend is dyslexic and got so many advantages (more time, two different test days each with 2 sections, etc...) on the ACT!</p>
<p>Jealous!!</p>
<p>Yes, but your friend has one other thing that you don't have -- dyslexia!</p>
<p>yes i know... i would much rather have less time on the act without dyslexia than more time with it....</p>
<p>but i can still vent can i not?</p>
<p>The ideal situation would be no dyslexia but more time too!!!</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>Sophie, I know you're young, but being jealous of someone with dyslexia is like being jealous of a blind person because they get to read with their fingertips.</p>
<p>Dyslexia matter laughing no fair accomodations good matter not!</p>
<p>i dont get it</p>
<p>I have a minor case of dyslexia and qualify for extended testing as well, but I choose not to take it because I don't want to be categorized as one of those kids (and there are many of them) who pays of a doctor $5,000 to get documentation just for the testing, even though nothing (besides their morals) is wrong with them. Anyways, I don't really need it, my SATs are high enough.</p>
<p>I have heard of that</p>
<p>no my friend is very dyslexic but i dont think that the extra time will help him (he is planning on community college and got a 950 on his SAT''s last time) BUT HE IS AN AWSOME KID!!</p>
<p>I have a friend who used to be dyslexic as a kid...He got his doctor to sign the form for him, so he got extra time on the SATs. Yet, he didn't bother to fill out the form for the PSATs. He scored a 228 on the PSAT and a 2390 on the NEW SAT. When he told me his scores, I punched him several times.</p>
<p>Used to be dyslexic? I don't think there is any "used to be". You are or you're not. Many, many dyslexics have IQs that would put most of us on these threads to shame. I speak from experience as one of my very bright children is dyslexic and he has had to work harder than many every day of school, every step of the way. Fortunately it manifested itself very obviously when he was very young and we have dyslexia in our family and he was diagnosed when he was 6. Many kids are not diagonosed 'til much later. My son is better prepared for the rigors of academics than my children that are not dyslexic because he has had to work twice as hard. If he can get more time to read sections of tests or have long paragraphs read to him, so be it. The ability to comprehend information or analyse information or think is not predicated on an ability to read with ease. You either have the smarts or you don't have the smarts. Everywhere in life there will be people that look for an easy way out....but if you are truly dyslexic there is no easy way out.</p>