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cool! So do you refuse offers of extra time in exams or additional learning support?
Nope.
The reason. I am neurodiverse. I do consider myself disabled- because compared to 'neurotypicals' I have certain lower abilities than them. However, Dyspraxia and ASD related conditions are not diseases, and I consider them too interwinded with someones personality. Because I have dyspraxia, it has gave me fantastic things- determination, although I have to work 10x harder than you, I will still slog at it. It has gave me compassion, especially for people in my situation. Without it, I think I would be ignorant of the difficulties faced by people like us, like alot of NT people are. It has also gave me , what is deemed as a photographic memory. I am also in the top 3 in the whole school in IT. Dyspraxia and ASDs mean that you can have a bit of an obsession- I prefer to call it my specialist subject. Extra time and a laptop put me as near equal level to you NTs- although I still ran out of time in some of my exams, some by as much as five pages. I also have statement of SEN which requires the school to have additional support in place if I need it. Due to my dyspraxia, some of my difficulties are in the 5th percentile. (50 is normal, 100 would mean you would also be better than everyone else etc). I believe dyspraxia is part of who I am, and without it, I highly doubt I would have the positive qualities I have to day.
And now of course, I am going to get flamed.
The reason. I am neurodiverse. I do consider myself disabled- because compared to 'neurotypicals' I have certain lower abilities than them. However, Dyspraxia and ASD related conditions are not diseases, and I consider them too interwinded with someones personality. Because I have dyspraxia, it has gave me fantastic things- determination, although I have to work 10x harder than you, I will still slog at it. It has gave me compassion, especially for people in my situation. Without it, I think I would be ignorant of the difficulties faced by people like us, like alot of NT people are. It has also gave me , what is deemed as a photographic memory. I am also in the top 3 in the whole school in IT. Dyspraxia and ASDs mean that you can have a bit of an obsession- I prefer to call it my specialist subject. Extra time and a laptop put me as near equal level to you NTs- although I still ran out of time in some of my exams, some by as much as five pages. I also have statement of SEN which requires the school to have additional support in place if I need it. Due to my dyspraxia, some of my difficulties are in the 5th percentile. (50 is normal, 100 would mean you would also be better than everyone else etc). I believe dyspraxia is part of who I am, and without it, I highly doubt I would have the positive qualities I have to day.
And now of course, I am going to get flamed.Nope.
The reason. I am neurodiverse. I do consider myself disabled- because compared to 'neurotypicals' I have certain lower abilities than them. However, Dyspraxia and ASD related conditions are not diseases, and I consider them too interwinded with someones personality. Because I have dyspraxia, it has gave me fantastic things- determination, although I have to work 10x harder than you, I will still slog at it. It has gave me compassion, especially for people in my situation. Without it, I think I would be ignorant of the difficulties faced by people like us, like alot of NT people are. It has also gave me , what is deemed as a photographic memory. I am also in the top 3 in the whole school in IT. Dyspraxia and ASDs mean that you can have a bit of an obsession- I prefer to call it my specialist subject. Extra time and a laptop put me as near equal level to you NTs- although I still ran out of time in some of my exams, some by as much as five pages. I also have statement of SEN which requires the school to have additional support in place if I need it. Due to my dyspraxia, some of my difficulties are so severe, they put me in the 5th percentile. (50 is normal, 100 would mean you would also be better than everyone else etc). I believe dyspraxia is part of who I am, and without it, I highly doubt I would have the positive qualities I have to day.
And now of course, I am going to get flamed.
The reason. I am neurodiverse. I do consider myself disabled- because compared to 'neurotypicals' I have certain lower abilities than them. However, Dyspraxia and ASD related conditions are not diseases, and I consider them too interwinded with someones personality. Because I have dyspraxia, it has gave me fantastic things- determination, although I have to work 10x harder than you, I will still slog at it. It has gave me compassion, especially for people in my situation. Without it, I think I would be ignorant of the difficulties faced by people like us, like alot of NT people are. It has also gave me , what is deemed as a photographic memory. I am also in the top 3 in the whole school in IT. Dyspraxia and ASDs mean that you can have a bit of an obsession- I prefer to call it my specialist subject. Extra time and a laptop put me as near equal level to you NTs- although I still ran out of time in some of my exams, some by as much as five pages. I also have statement of SEN which requires the school to have additional support in place if I need it. Due to my dyspraxia, some of my difficulties are so severe, they put me in the 5th percentile. (50 is normal, 100 would mean you would also be better than everyone else etc). I believe dyspraxia is part of who I am, and without it, I highly doubt I would have the positive qualities I have to day.
And now of course, I am going to get flamed.
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