Accommodations for school(s)?

Hello. Does anyone on here/family members have some form of accommodations for any type of school program thing (elementary, high school, college, university, trades) they are in? For me, I am in high school, and have an IEP program for my social and generalized anxiety because I am so overwhelmed with it. I was also wondering if you do, what are the accommodations you get and what they are for if you don't mind sharing that information.

I get:
-extra time for tests/exams
-periodic breaks
-preferred seating (quiet)
-exempt from doing presentations in front of people
-exempt from going to the board
-separate room to write tests/exams

I think there may be a few more things but these are the general ones. I am going to get added computer use for classroom and to use a computer for tests/exams also. It would be great to here what other people have. Thanks.

I presently attend SpecEd. I'm allowed to leave the classroom at once if I'm afraid of the teacher (I'm scared of angry people, especially in positions of authority). I'm allowed to stay in the classroom during breaks because hypervigilance makes it difficult for me to be with a few hundred people in the break room. I'm allowed to take breaks and read or walk a little when I need to. Also, I might get alternate assignments for Art (drawing) class but that hasn't been decided yet. The reason is performance anxiety.
I also don't have to do my homework if I have a good reason, but that goes for everyone.

Back when I was physically ill and attending regular high school, I got extra time for tests because of pain and performance anxiety. I was also allowed to skip whatever classes I wanted (needed) to. Also, if I were to fall asleep during class, every single teacher would let me sleep - but that wasn't anything official. Just compassionate teachers.
Oh, and no one minded if I did my homework or not. Given that I was attending 11 therapies and hospital visits a week, everyone understood I simply didn't have the time.

I'm sure there are more things, but this is all I can come up with right now.

Being able to leave when I feel the teacher is angry would be helpful to me. I believe my mom wouldn't be happy about that one though. I am afraid of authority in general, especially angry people.

I just don't eat my lunch in the cafe, but my principal gets very mad at me because I eat where I'm not allowed to. There's too many people in the cafe.

I don't take art because I am terrible at it. I love music though.

Wow. I am sorry that you have/had be going through so much. I luckily take my therapy sessions after school. Not during. No physical things yet. I will be going for physical issues soon though.

Hope your accommodations help you succeed .

Regretfully art is mandatory in our country.

Thanks! I hope you'll pass this year, too.

In middle and high school, I received extra time on tests, separate room for exams, breaks during exams/class, and a few other things I can't remember. This was put in place because of my severe anxiety/social anxiety.
I'm not sure if it's going to carry on into college this year; hopefully it will.

Oh. What country? In Canada, well Ontario, it's not.

Thanks. The thing with me though, is that I am gifted, so try and do get high marks. I am a big perfectionist though.

What grade did you get it in place? Did it seem to help you compared to without it?

It will if you go to the disability's office or whatever and apply for accommodations. You need a doctor's note saying you are diagnosed with blah blah and it would be helpful if accommodations were put in place for X. Something like that anyway.

Hope it helps .

Sorry, I'm not comfortable with disclosing my country. It's part of the European Union, though.

Yeah, so am I. (gifted) But my mental disorders preclude me from making use of my IQ.

Sorry. I didn't know that. Maybe I should have asked that before I asked where you are from. I am very sorry .

Same I think. My mom just uses my IQ to see how I am doing and not how I am emotionally. Sigh. I actually have only been considered gifted in math, but I believe I am gifted in other areas, if not, the general giftedness. I probably could do better if I didn't have so much anxiety and possible AD/HD problems.

Don't feel bad for asking - just about everyone wouldn't have minded (and I don't mind the question, I just don't answer it ) but I'm fairly paranoid regarding sharing on the internet.

Yeah, I get you. I'm bad at some classes because my autism (Asperger's) makes them not understandable for me.

Oh okay then.

My pdoc says I probably am on the milder side of ASD, probably Asperger's, but. I have a lot of problems dealing with that also. I just live with it.

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I do believe some of these accommodations can be carried into college. Good luck!

I like this thread and appreciate hearing about accommodations that have been helpful. My son is starting high school next year and I just got an IEP for him. He was a great student and just got "pronounced 'gifted'" after 6th grade. But in the summer before 8th grade he became ill (still not sure what kind of mental illness) and couldn't do his school work. He may have asperger syndrome and be suffering from anxiety or he may have a psychotic disorder.

Thank you all for sharing your most helpful accommodations.

You're welcome .

I am not considered fully gifted, but at the time, I was struggling with English since grade 2-3 (C levels) and I started writing in grade 6-7 and now I am better than most of my class. I probably would be gifted now. Doesn't matter because I have an IEP under the behaviour category (Canada).

I'm sorry something happened in the summer. Were symptoms of Aspergers noticed as a kid, but mild symptoms?

You're welcome. For me, my favourite ones are extra time and presentations not in front of the class. The presentations one is the best for me. That would be the one I would keep if I could only keep one.

Hope your son gets the accommodations he needs .

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I'm about to return to college, and through the work force place, if approved, I will get my tuition, fees, books, and meal plan paid for. That's it, though. No special treatment in class or anything. And I'm pretty much approved, I think. Mental illness and addict looking to reintegrate into the work force is a pretty good bet at any rate. And thank goodness there was no mandatory art in high school. That F would be a severe cut on my GPA. lol

I'm at uni. At school I got very little as my problems weren't recognised as mental health problems. At 15/16 I got a separate room and access to a fan. At 17/18 I got "rest breaks", so I could take time out of exams and not lose it from the exam timings.

When I moved to uni the system changes completely here. I got rest breaks and a separate room but that was before my dyslexia was recognised. Now (if Student Finance approves it) I should be getting 25% extra time, rest breaks and a separate room for exams as well as a note stating that it's been produced by a dyslexic student so I don't get marked down for problems related to that. During term-time, I'll be getting access to a lot of software, a dictaphone (which can be changed to a human note-taker if needs be), 10 hours a week with a study assistant to help me in the library and such, 2 hours a week with a mentor, and a lab assistant as well as support sessions from the dyslexia service and I'm only going back part time, as well as a laptop that can cope with things (albeit with a contribution).

It's been a massive deal to organise but given it's costing the government ~£10,000 a year I don't really mind - I understand. And this is the support I need to go to uni - without it, I would drop out again.

I went to a private school all through elementary, middle school, and high school.

I went to very easy elementary and middle schools and I skated by without even doing anything really. So it wasn't until high school that all of my psychological issues came to light.

In high school, I had extended time on tests/quizzes/exams, separate proctor (In a quiet room), preferential seating, and some other things that I didn't make use of. I also was given extra time and separate testing area for both my SATs and my ACTs.

I am about to start college but I have registered with the student disabilities office and should be getting the same accommodations for my college exams.

I will say though that many schools want not just a copy of your official documentation of diagnosis but also record of you using the requested accommodations. If you had an IEP or a 504 plan, that will usually suffice as documentation. However since I went to a private school, I had to get my own psychological/learning disability evaluation.

Oh one more thing- if you are wondering about college accommodations, each college usually lists their procedures and available accommodations on their website. Usually under student services or disability services. Whether they approve you for those accommodations is a different story, and each school has their own way of determining eligibility, but at least you could see what accommodations you might be able to receive.

I am not going to university (which is known as college in the USA) for 2 more years. I probably will be checking out some universities I want to go to about the accommodations available.

Sorry, I don't know why I didn't reply to this sooner. Thanks for the response .

Did your accommodations help you? Which one helped you the most? Thanks again .

I was enrolled at a university this semester, but had to drop out because I've been in the hospital so many times recently.

However, my therapist and I discussed seeking accommodations for when I return in the Spring semester. She said she has other patients going to college who have received many accommodations for mental illness. We discussed me having extensions on assignments, excused absences in case I'm hospitalized, somewhere to take an exam separately, permission to leave class when I'm having delusions or anxiety...just to breathe for a few minutes. There were some others. Apparently all of those accommodations are highly possible to receive.

I'm sorry to hear that. I have been looking up typical university accommodations when I will go to university. I'm really afraid my social anxiety will get really bad. I don't want to do any presentations type of thing yet. If I have to there, I may have to ask for a beta-blocker or anti-anxiety medication, which I don't want to, but.

I was thinking of asking for time extentions because in Canada, one of the places I looked for accommodations it said look at this site and if you have anxiety, it said time extentions. The thing with me though is I procrastinate a lot (until the day before basically) on major projects because of probable mild AD/HD inattentive type so I might procrastinate with the time extention. I may ask for it in high school to see if it helps or not. Not yet though, because I want to see if I am okay without that.

Yes, those are all possible to receive. I hope you find what works for you . Thanks for the response .

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Good information!

By the way, school is much less accommodating this year than last year. Instead of being allowed to leave class when I'm scared of the teacher because [I think] he is angry, I'm supposed to bring up after class that I find it difficult that he is angry. (Like I'd dare to do that) I have to take part in PE (my leg was amputated three years ago and I can't use my left hand), although I can spend the first few lessons watching if I want.. well, then I might just as well join in immediately. I have to go to the break room during breaks, I'm not allowed to stay in the classroom like last year.

I've been lucky that there has always been an empty seat with its back to the wall so far.

Hello, i am in college and i do have accomodations you just need to go to the disabilities support office or advising and see how they can help you. I get extra time on all assignments and tests, a note taker, allowed to record lectures, and for the teacher to not call on me unless i volunteer by raising my hand or something.