timed tests-school responded ASAP

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Just thought I'd share something:

After hearing from a couple of members of this group (thank you both), I decided

to go ahead and email my dd's school autism (spectrum) specialist about whether

her 2-minute timed addition/subtraction tests could be extended for another

minute to relieve her anxiety a bit. She had meltdowns at school and at home

just thinking about the tests. My dd said she thought that maybe, if she could

have just another minute, she wouldn't feel so scared and maybe she could think

easier. We tried an addition/subtraction test at home to see how 3-minutes would

feel for her, and she was able to relax more and then finished the test in 2

minutes 10 seconds with only one mistake! Wow!

I relayed this to the autism specialist the next morning via email and when my

dd came home after school that same day, there was an IEP change form saying

that the school will make so my dd will not have her tests timed from now on,

upon our approval (signing the form). What a quick response from them! --Kari