PASSWORD>aamjT37qc5iCc: I would like to have my never-public-schooled 15 year old daughter
: formally tested. Is it to her advantage to be tested so that she
: has that diagnosis and “label” when she starts applying
: for college and takes her ACT tests? Where is the best place to
: start? All answers will be greatly appreciated. Thank youThe folks at the testing companies have an incredible amount of complex hoops for people to jump through to get any special accommodations for the SAT, and I have to assume it’s much the same for the SAT. The *only* way to get accommodations is to have a formal diagnosis… and very specific documentation. There’s a short article about it in LD In Depth; you will definitely want to find somebody who has been through those hoops to help you out or frankly, it won’t be worth the time to try to figure it out yourself because in all probability you’ll miss one of those hoops or deadlines and then it’s too late adn the effort was wasted.You can also figure out a lot from the testing — a good evaluation is far more than an IQ score. It can really help (again, if you’ve got a good tester & someone to help you figure out what the numbers mean when considering college options) to figure out what kind of college and major and courses will be best, and what kind of accommodations are most important.Eaton-Coull has an excellent video about making the transition to college for ADD and/or LD students, with lots of interviews with half a dozen LD students in college and honest discussions of the pitfalls and successes they’ve had. I recommend it highly.