ADHD Symptoms and Benefit From Extended Time Testing Accommodations

Conclusion: Students with more ADHD symptoms are less likely to use extended time effectively, possibly because of their associated executive functioning problems. These results suggest there may be little justification for examining a student’s ADHD symptoms when making extended time accommodation decisions.

Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - January 27, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lovett, B. J., Leja, A. M. Tags: From Theory to Practice Source Type: research