Combined ADHD positive diagnosis am I eligibile for extra time in UCAT?

For a levels you’ll need to speak to your sixth form’s senco. The JCQ rules state that if you have a diagnosis and extra time is needed as part of your normal way of working you are entitled to it. Your school will likely need evidence that you frequently underperform on tests due to not having enough time, is this the case? Then they will have to see if the issue improves with extra time and have you use it for all tests and mocks, making it your normal way of working. They have to fill in a form 9 so no application is made to the exam board- basically if you need it and you use it then they should let you have it without cognitive testing providing its an NHS diagnosis as private are usually not allowed by the regulations as far as I know.
See this link for info on extra time for the ucat: https://www.ucat.ac.uk/register/access-arrangements/

Hi I got diagnosed privately as I needed it quickly and I'm resitting my a levels at a private exams centre so what do I do)

As it’s a private diagnosis I dont think it’s accepted for extra time using a form 9 (it’s stupid). Also as private candidate it can be difficult to prove normal way of working so if you think you need extra time then you’ll have to get tested- not sure how though because its usually through school. Do you think you need the extra time to do well? How did you manage for GCSEs?
For the UCAT im unsure if they’ll accept private diagnosis- they very well might I just have no knowledge so it’s definitely worth a shot but it seems for their site that they’ll only put in place access arrangements which are already in place of the centre/school is planning on putting in place.
I think Im going to have to look into this if i get the time
Hope things get sorted for you!

As it’s a private diagnosis I dont think it’s accepted for extra time using a form 9 (it’s stupid). Also as private candidate it can be difficult to prove normal way of working so if you think you need extra time then you’ll have to get tested- not sure how though because its usually through school. Do you think you need the extra time to do well? How did you manage for GCSEs?
For the UCAT im unsure if they’ll accept private diagnosis- they very well might I just have no knowledge so it’s definitely worth a shot but it seems for their site that they’ll only put in place access arrangements which are already in place of the centre/school is planning on putting in place.
I think Im going to have to look into this if i get the time
Hope things get sorted for you!

Please don't tell me I wasted all that money getting my diagnosis I genuinely thought I'm too slow at college and my exam performance was affected so I got the diagnosis my GP did a referral for me but we did It privately because the NHS has a long waiting list

Not disagreeing with you (because I don't know enough about the guidelines!) but if the ADHD diagnosis came from a psychiatrist at a reputable private clinic based in the UK then I would find it quite bizarre that an exam board or exam provider would simply refuse to accept the diagnosis. Like, what's their expertise here? Surely it's not within their remit to adjudicate on the validity of medical diagnoses?

Okay so from what I can gather OP you need to speak to the SENCo of the centre where you will be sitting your exams. You'll need to tell them what your needs are and give your evidence and discuss what adjustments (so extra time) you need to be made. The centre should then be able to make the application for you- provided your evidence fits the guidelines i showed above. They apparently might want evidence of you struggling with timed work and they might test this themselves (like make you do a paper with normal time and then with extra time to see if there’s a marked difference). I hope this helps you out, and sorry for the fragmented posts!

Hi so all I have right now is a positive diagnosis letter from a practitioner. It explains which types of ADHD I have and what I struggle with which is mostly inattentiveness and lack of focus. Will this be ok and my exam centre doesn't have a senco as far as I'm aware they are a private tuition centre and only do resit exams there are students who have extra time there but I think that's from them having it previously in college and school what should I do?

No idea about the UKAT, but regarding A Levels and university study:
Can you ask the practitioner if they'll write you a letter saying that you would benefit from extra time? I had my GP do this for a physical disability I had and my university gave me 25% additional time with no hassle whatsoever.
I wasn't diagnosed with ADHD until I was out of university, but in the workplace I went through Occupational Health, who then wrote a letter to my employer that for training courses with an assessed element I would benefit from extra time. My employer then spoke to the company that awards these workplace qualifications and they also agreed to give me 25% extra time.
Support is absolutely out there if you go about it the right way.

hi thanks for all your support guys its really nice to hear so much information I didn't know of properly. So I just checked and on my supporting letter it says ADHD Specialist Clinician will this be ok? @DerDracologe