LEarning disabilities?

Question

Ok I just talked to a professsional about how i could adapt to college should i choose to go back. I have ADHD and Dyslexia and live in the state of Maryalnd. She said that if I went to a four year school, I would not have any help with my disabilities or accomedations. ( You can never get me to perform well on a timed test, it is impossible,Iam seriours and do not mean metaphorically). So what would one like me do if I chose to go back to college? I cannot pass a course without accomedations and let alone even with them I still fail courses (I get awsome grades for projects and assignments and attendance, but If the course has 50% of its grade based on tests I will fail it no matter how much I study. I have logged 98 hours in week of study for my final exam and still failed it tho the lowest score I got out of all of my assignments is a 80)

Answer 1

I don't know what kind of a professional you talked to, but every college has an office for students with disabilities, and WILL accommodate you, even on testing. This is something you need to look into when applying. I'd also recommend you look at smaller schools, as opposed to the big, state universities. There are many colleges out there (mostly liberal arts colleges) that pride themselves on the amount of attention students receive from professors.

Answer 2

i dont know how old you are. if you had/have an active IEP upon graduation from high school, then they will retest you for college entrance. you may have to start at the junior college level until you get gen ed out of the way. if you have LD, then a state school has to test you and give services. a private university, like say USC, does not have to accommodate you. if it is a state school, like say, Florida State, they must comply with IDEA, individuals with disabilities in education act. you are a protected individual by the federal government and legally, you must be accomocated. you have to have proof of a disability. did you have an IEP throughout school? if so, this is a source of a documented disability.

Answer 3

Have you checked with the Disability Services office on campus about receiving help and accommodations with your courses? Each college campus has one. There is help with the proper documentation based on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Services include tutoring, instructor liason service, and even extended testing.