A student presented me with a letter that says she has “test anxiety” and “weaknesses in attention and concentration.” Don t all students struggle with this?
The difficulties you mentioned are on a continuum. While many students struggle with some facet of them, they do not typically rise to the level of a disability condition. All students who receive accommodations through LNEC have had their documentation reviewed to ensure that (a) they have a disability i.e., they suffer from significant functional limitations in major life activity; and (b) accommodations are appropriate. For these students, the difficulties listed on the accommodation memo are generally on the extreme end of the continuum.
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