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Up at Bat: What do you want people to know about learning with ADHD?
“It’s not about being lazy, it is a learning disability. It’s not something that someone can just get over by working harder. It’s not going to help by just giving extra time, which is required by the accommodations, but you have to put in the work that your students need and the extra support your students need,” senior Felix Bellotti said.
“It’s [ADHD] not really a choice, that students are behind, that I would be behind. It’s due to a learning disability which a lot of teachers don’t understand. I think if administrators allowed more individualization for students with accommodations it would be a lot more helpful,” senior Ellen Osterman said.
“I would just say that it’s harder to pay attention, it’s harder to stay focused on one thing, especially while in class,” sophomore Kamen Broadway said.
“To reassure people that they are doing perfectly fine and that they are not less than others. They should also reassure that everyone is very caring and that they can help each other if you ask for help, especially your counselor,” freshman Rania Hesham said.
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