hey! I'm neurodivergent and I struggle in school, I'm planning to get an IEP/504. I'm wondering what accommodations people have gotten that helped them at their school or work. I'm looking for accommodations specifically for Tourette's, autism, ADHD, and anxiety, but I'd love to hear about anything that has helped you!
#school/work accommodations
terse phoenix
I once took an exam alone in a separate room for better focus and also since I was always tired.
Headphones are a must if you're sensory-sensitive, if you feel like they would be a good strategy. I wore them during studying.
I haven't always done that though, but nowadays when people start talking and I'm focusing, it's a huge bother.
hallow quartz
Something really basic is having a note on your record that means that teachers can't question you having a fidget toy. (Im in the UK so not sure how it works other places)
novel haven
Something really basic is having a note on your record that means that teachers ...
for sure! I'm in Canada and as far as I know it doesn't work too differently
novel haven
Headphones are a must if you're sensory-sensitive, if you feel like they would b...
definetly, that sounds very helpful
tepid root
hey! I'm neurodivergent and I struggle in school, I'm planning to get an IEP/504...
Here are some I receive in school!!
- A special needs assistant (SNA)
- Permission to leave class/miss a class if I am stressed
- I can keep my phone on me
- Meetings with guidance counsellor if anxious
- I can leave class at the end of the day 10 minutes early
- Permission to phone home if I get too anxious
- A multiple step scale (1 is content, 5 is very very stressed), detailing what I need to do depending on how I’m feeling
- Permission to use fidgets, headphones, ear defenders, etc
true jungle
i have tics, ASD, ADHD, chronic pain, anxiety, misophonia.
accommodations my uni provided :
for class
- allowed to wear noise cancelling earplugs/headphones
- allowed to leave the room if i need a break or anything
- during group work time, i am allowed to leave the room with my group and go to an adjacent room (due to the noise)
- i have someone take notes for me (i cant always focus, cant always take notes, cant always attend at all)
for exams
- separate (alone) testing room
- extra time on exams
- allowed to wear noise cancelling earplugs or headphones
- computer for exams (i cant handwrite for long so i get to type instead)
might have forgotten a few, if so i'll just update later!
@novel haven hope this helps :D
novel haven
<@1226356011699277874> hope this helps :D
Thanks :D
tepid root
If you have a diagnosis you can totally look at exam accommodations! They helped me a lot
novel haven
I have diagnoses for some but not all, I'm working with my therapist to get the accommodations and to get the diagnoses. Hopefully I can get exam accommodations that help me :)
dusky cypress
I have tics and possibly am on the autistic spectrum. I have no accommodations sadly because my parents believe I am fine and healthy which is invalidating... I do bring fidgets with me everywhere and freely tic in class ( I have both motor and vocal ) mainly only vocal tics in louder settings. I do wish to be diagnosed but sadly it is also very expensive... 😢
tepid parrot
I am very late to this but when I was in mainstream school (I now do fulltime online school) things that helped me were
- allowed headphones / ear defenders
- allowed to go to the wellbeing room / quiet room or a learning centre
- allowed to take a walk
- allowed to bring plushie everywhere with me
- weighted items that were given to me
- spent most of my time working in a seperate room at one point
- allowed to take naps
- reduced timetable
- had a scribe to write for me
- allowed to type all assessments
- extra time
- 1-1 teachers aide
- classes with friends to help me
- leave class early and arrive late to avoid people
- assigned seats
- teachers create visual schedules for me
-reduced workload and adjusted tasks - some days at home
- fidgets
etc
dusky cypress
I have fidgets and calming toys, I stim freely in class but I can't tic too loudly. I have an assigned seat. Im allowed to listen to music or have headphones when I'm on my computer... The next accommodation I probably need is being able to take a walk when I become overwhelmed by the loud class or my tics. And the teachers don't really create visuals but I usually understand the task well.
novel haven
I have tics and possibly am on the autistic spectrum. I have no accommodations s...
it sucks that your parents are so invalidating, it also sucks that diagnoses are so expensive. you can get accomodations without a diagnosis, but it's hard to get them without the help of your parents. I wish you good luck
tired rivet
Do you know if there is an organisation or a programme or something that can help me get headphones with anc which I can not afford by myself ?
I am from Poland if it matters
drifting hinge
Does anyone here go to collage in the UK but don't have an echp so they can't get any help with learning??
drifting hinge
Do you know if there is an organisation or a programme or something that can hel...
Do you get like any benefits or something like that from the government?
tired rivet
In Poland we have 3 levels of disability. Light medium and severe. I have light, so not really. Only institutions like universities have to support, but yeah not that much. I can use headphones and ask for special assistant who helps me with organisation stuff
I also want to ask for study individual organisation so I can have different kinds or more time at exams sometimes or have more absences permitted.
Which is really helpful when you also have seasonal depression like me 😌
I didn’t know I can ask for this before and I repeated logic curse two times 🙃 paying a lot of money because of too many absences (3 this time and we can have two so it was absurdly close :c )
But hey, the more I know XDD
In practice it still looks different at different courses because this rules are a pact (XD) between you and the head of your department (?) and some professors don’t want to accept those rules and you have to ask their laid what pisses them off and you can have troubles but yeah in my experience in most cases people are very helpful and understanding no matter what official statement is and we find a good way for me to do my work
acoustic ledgeBOT
GG @tired rivet, you just advanced to level 3!
tired rivet
Higher levels of support needs have more benefits like free public transport and rehabilitation services. We also can work 1h less and part of our salary is paid by government but it creates a space for shitty bosses to use this situation just to pay less money and not respecting disabled employees. Sometimes it is better to get a job first and then tell about it. In ideal world everyone could negotiate terms and accommodations but it scares people sometimes and you have less chance to get a job when they hear you’re disabled :c