I was also diagnosed with ADHD as a kid (in the early 90s) and was on Ritalin until 10. I never had any IEP accommodations though, and was actually in my elementary school's gifted program. Throughout the rest of my early education and early college years (pursuing my associate's degree) I did not seek treatment for my ADHD. It wasn't until I was in my late 20s when I realized that how much my ADHD had been affecting me all these years. I wanted to return to school to pursue my bachelor's degree and my dream of going to law school. So it was then that I decided that I wanted to seek treatment for my ADHD. I was put on medication to help with my symptoms, but having grown up with the idea that ADHD wasn't a disability, I also never applied for any accommodations. Primarily because I hadn't even thought to look into them for myself since I didn't think that ADHD was something that college would allow accommodations for, let alone the LSAT.
It wasn't until I was reading an LSAT subreddit post where someone was asking a similar question about applying for accommodations for the LSAT for their ADHD. The most common response was basically saying that it couldn't hurt to try. So I figured I'd give it a go myself since, like you, timing has always been a HUGE issue for me, not just on the LSAT but timed tests in general. So I applied for 50% additional time for the LSAT and the LSAT Written sample.
I had to reach out to my doctor who did need to include a written statement verifying my diagnosis as well as explaining how she felt 50% additional time would help me and I also had to write a personal statement explaining why I was asking for 50% additional time. Within that statement I also provided a brief overview of how my lack of accommodations in the past negatively affected my ability to perform to the best of my ability.
Within 24-48 hours I was notified that I had been granted the 50% additional time accommodations for my LSAT and written sample. I think that you'll likely be approved without issue, especially since you have a history of having had accommodations in the past. A letter from your doctor and your own statement will probably be more than satisfactory. Good luck! :)
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I was also diagnosed with ADHD as a kid (in the early 90s) and was on Ritalin until 10. I never had any IEP accommodations though, and was actually in my elementary school's gifted program. Throughout the rest of my early education and early college years (pursuing my associate's degree) I did not seek treatment for my ADHD. It wasn't until I was in my late 20s when I realized that how much my ADHD had been affecting me all these years. I wanted to return to school to pursue my bachelor's degree and my dream of going to law school. So it was then that I decided that I wanted to seek treatment for my ADHD. I was put on medication to help with my symptoms, but having grown up with the idea that ADHD wasn't a disability, I also never applied for any accommodations. Primarily because I hadn't even thought to look into them for myself since I didn't think that ADHD was something that college would allow accommodations for, let alone the LSAT.
It wasn't until I was reading an LSAT subreddit post where someone was asking a similar question about applying for accommodations for the LSAT for their ADHD. The most common response was basically saying that it couldn't hurt to try. So I figured I'd give it a go myself since, like you, timing has always been a HUGE issue for me, not just on the LSAT but timed tests in general. So I applied for 50% additional time for the LSAT and the LSAT Written sample.
I had to reach out to my doctor who did need to include a written statement verifying my diagnosis as well as explaining how she felt 50% additional time would help me and I also had to write a personal statement explaining why I was asking for 50% additional time. Within that statement I also provided a brief overview of how my lack of accommodations in the past negatively affected my ability to perform to the best of my ability.
Within 24-48 hours I was notified that I had been granted the 50% additional time accommodations for my LSAT and written sample. I think that you'll likely be approved without issue, especially since you have a history of having had accommodations in the past. A letter from your doctor and your own statement will probably be more than satisfactory. Good luck! :)