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Re:Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're di... by beambot on Thursday December 04, 2025 @02:47PM (#46151979)
Just curious: If non-neurodivergent children are given the same accomodations (which are?) do they significantly outperform their peers too? For example: it's well known that 1-on-1 instruction time correlates to better academic outcomes.

(I'm not an educator; I have no idea.)

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Re:Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're di... by mrgoldenbrown on Thursday December 04, 2025 @02:51PM (#46152045)
Similarly getting extra time on a test sure as heck would have improved my scores in many cases.
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Re:Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're di... by solomonb on Thursday December 04, 2025 @03:17PM (#46152414)
And ADHD meds seem like they would be helpful for studying.. How and where do we draw the line who gets and needs additional support?
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Re:Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're di... by veilrap on Thursday December 04, 2025 @02:52PM (#46152052)
100%, it's one of the irksome things about the education system in general - resources are limited. It's a hard problem to solve.
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Re:Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're di... by jph00 on Thursday December 04, 2025 @05:11PM (#46153821)
I don't know about Stanford, but in earlier schooling accomodations can include things like being allowed to sit on a bouncy chair, or use a fidget toy, or type instead of hand-write (physical asynchronous development is a common issue), or wear headphones, or take more frequent breaks.

I do think that more flexibility in educational environments might be good for most people, yes.

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