<p>Hello. </p>
<p>I am finally going to be going to Community College after a while and was curious about something. </p>
<p>All through my school years I was LD, but I did manage to earn a proper academic high school diploma. This was back in the dark ages where folks were not as tolerant minded as they are now with such things.</p>
<p>I was curious what a grown adult should do with regards to LD testing. I am soon to be researching different places and Doctors for testing because I really have no idea as to how LD I may or may not still be and all of that. When I make my choice what kind of testing should I ask for? </p>
<p>Back in the day, I had (and pretty sure figure I still have) Dyscalculia. But, the more I read on how certain things are like now-a-days I figure I might have a NVLD more than anything. Of course, maybe I haven't anything anymore as well :) Who knows? </p>
<p>I am just curious as to what form of testing I should do just to be on the safe side with things.</p>
<p>The student services office at your CC should be able to give you a list of local psychologists who do this kind of testing. When you interview those psychologists, ask them how often they work with that particular CC. You also can get referrals from your personal physician, and from the special ed teachers in your local school district.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Is there a school for kids with LD near you? They may be able to recommend a good doc. (I worked at one and I knew whose reports were the most useful. Since you’re not, say, a “classic dyslexic,” you’ll want somebody who’s got some experience with NVLD kinds of things.
I work at a Community College and help students with math and reading (my Master’s is in Learning Disabilities). You’ll want to see what support is available for you – mine isn’t through Disabilities, but open to everybody (because so m any people don’t disclose, or haven’t been diagnosed - and often it doesn’t matter why you’re struggling; let’s find what works!). There’s lots of research about who succeeds at community colleges and making connections with people is a huge part of it.
“Neuropsychological testing to see if you have a learning disability” might be a good phrase to start with.</p>
<p>I found a nice one through the web site for one of the private Universities of my city. Highly recommend doing that, everyone! The community college I now go to hadn’t a list of doctors or anything for whatever reason.</p>
<p>I decided to get (re) tested just to be on the safe side and am still as LD as all get out. I have a formal diagnoses of NVLD up the ying yang. :)</p>
<p>I sent everything off to the fellow who tends to the LD students. His schedule is wild in that he works at two who different campuses! So, I felt it more polite to do everything by mail formally. </p>
<p>I tested near perfect for the COMPASS test with regards to English and all. For math I tested for Intermediate Algebra and credit the amount of time I have been out of school along with my work, recreational reading, household budgeting, and tax prep for that a very great deal. </p>
<p>So. I decided to take Intermediate Algebra online because that is a note taking free way of doing things. I most humbly qualify for time in a half for tests and I also most humble qualify for analogue tests instead of all online. The testing center at the particular branch of my town’s Community College also services online students, CLEP takers, military folks taking some kind of test whose name I forgot:), and so on. It has a very nice atmosphere to it from what I have seen thus far.</p>
<p>I am also taking English Composition I online and most humble qualify for analogue based tests instead of online for some reason. And, I am also taking Elementary French I in the traditional classroom setting and most humble qualify for time in a half on tests for that.</p>
<p>As of right now I am trying to stay disciplined with my writing of all things and am staying on course with using blank paper and needle point ink pens because none of the instructors like graph paper (which is what I always use for everything). </p>
<p>The moral of my long story, yall! Is to please. Please. Please. Prepare for everything early if you are LD and want to go to University or Community College or Trade School even. Prepare early and everything will be cool! </p>
<p>Thank you for all your help.</p>
<p>Thanks for the update, and best wishes for a good year now that you are back in school!</p>