How do you know if you rly have ADHD? I have been suspecting growing up that I have difficulty focusing on doing things but, fortunately, exams are never too difficult for me to fail at them or whatever... until LSAT. so I have been thinking about getting diagnosed to see if I could have some reasonable accomodations but seeing other comments esp. regarding how sometimes prolonging the test might actually make it worse coz you are so damn tired having sit there for hours when you are in the last section or two.....
Any thought on this?
#help
Lol, I think it's really common for people with ADHD (particularly those who were never assessed as children or went through most of their lives not being aware of any issue) to question if they really have ADHD. Continue doing research, including reading about others' experiences with ADHD, and making note of what symptoms and experiences associated with ADHD you experience personally. This will facilitate the diagnosis process, as your psychiatrist will ask for that kind of information.
As to the last thing you said, I completely agree. When I asked for accommodations, I specifically requested only a small time extension because I knew that I would really struggle stamina-wise with a greater time extension that would make the overall test way longer. I was approved for up to time-and-a-half but declined that option in favor of the smaller time extension I originally requested.
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How do you know if you rly have ADHD? I have been suspecting growing up that I have difficulty focusing on doing things but, fortunately, exams are never too difficult for me to fail at them or whatever... until LSAT. so I have been thinking about getting diagnosed to see if I could have some reasonable accomodations but seeing other comments esp. regarding how sometimes prolonging the test might actually make it worse coz you are so damn tired having sit there for hours when you are in the last section or two.....
Any thought on this?
#help
Lol, I think it's really common for people with ADHD (particularly those who were never assessed as children or went through most of their lives not being aware of any issue) to question if they really have ADHD. Continue doing research, including reading about others' experiences with ADHD, and making note of what symptoms and experiences associated with ADHD you experience personally. This will facilitate the diagnosis process, as your psychiatrist will ask for that kind of information.
As to the last thing you said, I completely agree. When I asked for accommodations, I specifically requested only a small time extension because I knew that I would really struggle stamina-wise with a greater time extension that would make the overall test way longer. I was approved for up to time-and-a-half but declined that option in favor of the smaller time extension I originally requested.