LSAT ADHD Accommodation Requirement Questions
F24. Looking for a little advice here before dropping about $2K on diagnostic testing.
I've been medicated for ADHD and "diagnosed" by psychiatrists as having ADHD since I was 16. Only trouble is, when I took the ADHD diagnostic test (button game, etc), I "barely passed." The reason these psychiatrists approved a diagnosis for medication is because of letters written by teachers and other adults who interacted with me day-to-day saying "get this girl medicated, she definitely has ADHD." Was told women tend to express symptoms of ADHD differently then men, the diagnostic test is set for a male standard, blah blah blah. Bottom line, I do not have a solid "proof" diagnostic test at the moment.
On top of that, I never had any accommodations in high school or college. In high school, my parents and I were told that because I had A's and B's, there really wasn't much they could do to help me accommodation wise with the schools current resources. Wouldn't even give me an IEP for testing. In college, the office of accessibility to get accommodations gave me such a damn runaround that I gave up on it entirely and suffered through my liberal arts education without them. Not as if I had many sit down exams during COVID anyways, so I didn't think it was worth the trouble.
Now I'm trying to get accommodations for the upcoming August LSAT. 50% extra time, solo room, removal of experimental section. My psych is telling me that without the "proof" test and no history of accommodation, it's unlikely that those requests are going to be accommodated. This test is one that I'd say having the accommodation is INCREDIBLY important. Probably one of the most important tests I'll ever take, I don't want to just say "I'll cope" and not take the accommodations I need for this one.
Main question is, is my psychiatrist right? Should I drop the $2K to get (hopefully) diagnosed officially, or does anyone have a similar experience and had their accommodation requests accepted without much trouble? I didn't think it would be that much of a problem and I've been doing my practice tests with the 50% increase, so I've already gotten really used to it. Drop advice, anecdotes, anything you think will help. Thanks y'all!