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1. believex123

   2007 Aug 09 1

   Before posting an ignorant question like this you should have spent a little time researching the disorder. You can probably found out most things about ADHD at http://www.wikipedia.org or by typing in ADHD symptoms on google search engine. A brief answer is have difficulty focusing during tests/homework thus they are given extra time to compensate for these issues. Yes there is ADHD medicine such as Aderal but even with it many people still have a tough time focusing.
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2. riptide_71

   2007 Aug 09 2

   I am a teacher and I will tell you it is because the students with ADHD can not focus and get distracted by everything. They have a harder time concentrating.

   We try to remove all distractions so the students can focus on the test.

   FYI. These students are usually VERY bright and intelligent. They just have a hard time focusing.
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3. SC

   2007 Aug 09 3

   Your question strikes me as having background you are not yet sharing… How has this affected you?

   If the point of tests is to hierarchally rank all those tested on quickness, perhaps it is. But often the point of academic testing, like occupational testing isn't a race, but competency.

   I am a natural speed reader, and I can read and finish a test in a fraction of the time it takes 90% of people, regardless of their intelligence or grasp of the subject material. Does that mean test times should be shortened since i decrease the average amount of time the test takes for a class?

   Shall we design tests to fail a certain percentage, or is there another purpose, which doesn't involve flunking some for the pointless gratification of others?
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