<p>I noticed that a lot of people suggest that ADD is preventing them from getting a good score, but they don't get treated. How do you know if you have ADD/mild ADD?</p>
<p>I mean, I'm a procrastinator. Does that mean I too have ADD?</p>
<p>It's a way for them to cheat on the SAT and get more time than the rest of us?</p>
<p>BTW this is a serious post and I hope I'm not coming off as rude.</p>
<p>You go see a doctor and see.</p>
<p>Procrastinators don't have ADD. ADD is more than putting off work... ADD isn't putting off work in the first place.</p>
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<p>Maybe everyone should just have unlimited time.</p>
<p>........ no</p>
<p>yesssssssssssssss</p>
<p>Hi, first for me,it's not procrastinating. I never missed a homework assignment although like a lot of kids, I'll read summer reading books in August. There's a difference in normal attention spans but this is something that you can't seem to control. And I don't want the test to be any longer!! More breaks wouldn't help. It's a "antsy" feeling, a "can't read another paragraph" feeling that isn't because you are bored, tired or want to do something else, although being tired makes it worse. You fade out, can't stay focused even when you try too.More breaks wouldn't help me on that test. It wouldn't make my brain "start over" in 10 minutes. My doc never thought it had to be "treated" with pills, I can do my homework, I take mini breaks if I need too and do another subject, I have a routine, but sitting for over 4 hours, filling in boxes is very difficult. I was always a very good student and some people think that all kids with ADD or ADHD aren't. If it got worse, and I hope it doesn't, I would maybe consider medication, but I'm doing more natural things now. Luckily SAT tests aren't the norm. I know I didn't explain it well, but it's hard to discribe sometimes. I'm just grateful it isn't worse and hope to keep a handle on it.</p>
<p>I think i have a mild/medium ADHD... how can i get more time on SATs because i remember drifting off on all the passages on the CR and ended up with a horrible score. But yea, if there really is a way i can get more time, tell me how.</p>
<p>Wow! BRJ- it's very interesting what you just said. ( I recently responded to your post Re: ACT study prep) My d also has great difficulty with the SAT especially CR. She would not want one minute more to do this test. She wants to finish it as soon as possible. More time to complete it would be pure agony for her. The ACT doesn't seem to bother her as much. She got about 90 points higher on the ACT without much prep. I have wondered if she has a mild LD or ADD but that may be something to look into AFTER ACT's and college applications. We should do an informal study on cc-- Do kids with LD's or ADHD do better on a particular test (ACT vs. SAT's) ??? Maybe we should all come back in November and compare results. Anyway my advise- if you seem to be having trouble with the SAT-Try the ACT.</p>
<p>quitejaded--to quote grad'06: "shows you got a good score on sat"</p>
<p>All quitejaded said was that everyone shouldn't have unlimited time on the SAT. And he's correct. What would the point of the test be then?</p>
<p>bluealien why do you keep using that quote everywhere I go? lol</p>
<p>Point of test--to take a test.</p>
<p>Exrunner--to quote grad'06: "shows you got a good score on sat"</p>
<p>"I noticed that a lot of people suggest that ADD is preventing them from getting a good score"</p>
<p>People on these boards will spout any and every excuse (except that they are possibly - gasp - inferior in some respect) that comes to mind for their imperfect scores, preserving their ego from the brutal competition here. </p>
<p>Like some girl said on these boards, oh I only got a 207 on the PSAT because I guessed on all of them. I said, no, (thinking liar! liar!) you didnt, you answered the questions as best you could.</p>
<p>Not to say nobody here has ADD, just that some may be straight out lying when they do say that.</p>
<p>to quote grad'06: "shows you got a good score on sat"</p>
<p>marney1, I think I will do better too. A friend told me that he left after the ACT feeling much less drained in general. I also found the long passages swimmng in front of me toward the end. Doing home prep, I would only do a couple at a time. I don't begrudge someone who needs more time, whether from something you can't see or from a physical problem that might make it hard for him/her to write well. It's a guide for schools,one of many, that some use more than others, but not a "survival of the fittest" contest.
I also think that some people lie on this site, but making excuses, etc. really isn't necessary with the anonymous aspect. They don't know you so what difference does it make to anyone? In person, someone might feel more compelled to fib. I felt sorry for one kid I knew from grade school. Only child, parents both docs. He got a 1470 on the SAT and was down and somewhat proud. I asked him why and he said his parents were very disapointed. He had to leave my house early to meet his SAT tutor, whom he saw weekly. Both of us (me especially) would of taken that score and ran, but high and low to different people vary greatly. That home stress I'm glad I don't have.</p>
<p>My sisters both are gifted-disabled--basically, high IQ's, but can't read or do simple math well. They have dyslexia, ADD, ADHD, dyscalcula, name it. Evidently, both my brother and I have dyslexia as well, but I never really see it, except that I'm a terrible speller.</p>
<p>Anyway, my Mom says that having learning disabilities isn't a yes/no thing, it's not "you have it, or you don't have it." It's not that most people don't have it, it's that most people don't have very much of it. It just depends on how much the LD interferes with learning, performance, etc.</p>
<p>I get extra time on tests due to a disability. Some people seem to think having extra time is equal to cheating, when it reality a huge portion of us who get extra time /still/ can't finish our work even with the extra time and accommodations. It's a way to "level the playing field," not give those of us with disabilities any advantage.</p>
<p>And really, the extra time isn't usually much. For most people, it's time-and-a-half, not unlimited time. If you're already hindered physically, emotionally, or intellectually, those extra 10 minutes or so per section aren't as much help as people seem to think they are.</p>
<p>I agree with CLeighDrie that it all comes down to how affected you are. I have dyscalculia, but it doesn't bother me enough that I get accommodations for it. (In fact, I've never even mentioned it to my counselor, come to think of it.) My accommodations are for a physical disability that prevents me from being able to use my hands properly, amongst other things. Even for that, I have to give a stack of documentation from my doctor and counselor in order to get my accommodations. For a lot of people, going through the hassle of proving the disability and subsequent need for accommodations just isn't worth it. For me, however, it's absolutely necessary.</p>
<p>(I hope this isn't coming across as defensive, by the way. I'm just trying to clear up some common misconceptions that people coming across this thread might have.)</p>