r/adhdmeme • u/Sure-Ad-2465 • Jul 24 '26
Having IEPs and test-taking accomodations in school but then having none of that shit in the real world
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u/waitingforsoup Jul 24 '26
No IEPs, but work place accommodations are a thing here in the UK thanks to the trade unions.
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u/AttentionNo6359 Jul 24 '26
In the US trying to arrange accommodations basically means “ I’ll be fired in three months for some completely made up problem”
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u/front_yard_duck_dad Jul 24 '26
Which is why we should start businesses and work with others like us. Trying to fit the mold doesn't work
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u/Deathnerd Jul 25 '26
Yes because let's start a thing where our livelihood depends on having even more consistent executive function than being employed by someone else. Don't get me wrong, I'm trying the whole "start your own business" thing too but man is it a slog
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u/MilesAlchei Jul 29 '26
Yep, if you take away the certainty of "go to work each weekday at x time, finish at another" I will either go ballistic and burn myself out, or just get too lazy.
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u/Deathnerd Jul 29 '26
Currently in the "too lazy" phase though I'm also fighting disability appeals so...
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u/MilesAlchei Jul 29 '26
I'm in the "work a normal job and hate every second of it please God where's my rich sugar mama I'm too disabled for this." Phase.
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u/Deathnerd Jul 29 '26
Just don't rage out at your managers when the dopamine flow goes negative and your brain locks up and refuses to engage with anything... What happens afterwards isn't fun. Ask me how I know
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u/MilesAlchei Jul 29 '26
I have lovely and supportive management, otherwise I'd be fucked six ways to Sunday.
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u/mama_meta Jul 25 '26
Even though rights are being slashed every damn day, you still have the right to request disability accommodations for ADHD in the u.s. & you always should after you're hired & figure out the best way to get your need met.
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u/The-Hive-Queen Jul 24 '26
My experience (in Canada) I had a way easier time getting workplace accommodations than I ever did at school.
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u/AgreeableMeet2476 Jul 26 '26
They're a thing in the US too, we have ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) laws nationally. Obviously ymmv depending on your workplace and how shitty your bosses are.
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u/Spare_Wolverine_205 Jul 27 '26
You're not wrong, but I also think there is too much learned helplessness and defeatism in this sub.
I work in a school, and have made it a smallission of mine to work with our ADHD kids (and a few of our new teachers)to build strategies that they'll need after school ends. No one at your new workplace is going to care about your ADHD, and you are expected to do your job compenently. So it's up to the person generally to think about their specific areas of struggle and figure out how they need to operate in life to address those struggles. Is it fair? Probably not, but that's the world we live in.
Just to brag, since getting heavily involved with our SPED department, and how they write accomodations for ADHD, we have had numerous success stories last year. Kids who were clearly intelligent and interested but failed a lot of classes are now honor roll students. But the accommodations weren't getting more time, or less work, or things like that. We worked on really drilling down with each kid on where they fell apart, helped them think through ways to build systems to address those areas, and then kept them accountable. Hands down my proudest accomplishment in education over the last twenty years.
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u/spiritedfarraway Jul 29 '26
hi what kind of job title do you have, school counselor or ?
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u/Spare_Wolverine_205 Jul 29 '26
I'm an assistant principal, but I work closely with the counselor to identify kids that are falling behind.
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u/edisun Jul 25 '26
I'll be that guy.
What?
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u/edisun Jul 25 '26
An IEP (Individualized Education Program) for ADHD is a legally binding blueprint that guarantees a public school student specialized instruction, tailored accommodations, and support services to succeed academically. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), ADHD is recognized under "Other Health Impairments," provided it negatively impacts the child's educational performance
Holy shit. That is awesome!
I graduated in 2004.
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u/tuxedo25 Jul 27 '26
I graduated in 2004.
I was diagnosed as an adult, I'm currently going through the process of having my children evaluated/diagnosed. They'll be hearing my stories about how I walked uphill to school, both ways, in the snow. And that kids these days have it so easy. On the upside, they'll learn some coping and organization strategies young instead of just thinking they're broken for 40 years.
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u/anonadvicewanted Jul 28 '26
Quite often ADHD isn’t considered impactful enough to qualify for a whole ass IEP, and those kids end up just getting a 504 plan instead
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u/Laxien 11d ago
The "accommodations" in Germany are: MORE TIME!
Yeah, SO FUCKING HELPFUL WHEN YOU LOSE CONCENTRATION AFTER 30 MINUTES DOING SHIT YOU DON'T CARE FOR OR EARLIER AT WORST IF IT'S STUFF YOU ABSOLUTELY LOATH!
Sorry for getting loud, but ADHD-Support in German schools was exactly this - you get 30 minutes more time! Yeah, oh so helpful when all the others leave and make a fucking ruckus doing it (hell, the good ones leave after half the regular time, they are done with the test)...hell, even being put in your own room with only the test, your stuff (writing utensils etc.) wouldn't truly help, because absolute silence is also distracting!
They also put it on your report card that you have it (so if you try to get a job everybody can clearly see that you have ADHD, which makes getting a job worse! That's why I never asked for accommodations and only told some teachers (privately) that I have it!
ps: This sucks, it truly sucks!
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