SAT's

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Apparently, those with Asperger's can get more time on the SAT's if one tells the proctor prior to testing. The question is, though, would it be more beneficiary to ace [or just pass] the SAT's on regular time, proving that one with AS isn't really disabled, or to take the extra time given and concentrate more?

Personally, I am a fast reader and have done extremely well on standardized tests, but the SAT's will be extremely important and I don't know which option to consider.

I think you could do fine in the normal time frame.

Funilly enough i had extra time cause i just took mine it is useful but you don't need it all the time.

I guess it depends on whether or not you feel like you are rushed...

I had trouble getting through the critical reading passages, which actually inspiried me to get checked out for ADD... but the vocab happened to be what killed my score, so in my case, extra time wouldn't be worth it.

If you are rushing, leaving math questions blank, randomly guessing or omitting reading questions, then I would go for the extra time.....

I see ASDers and ADDers both though as doing better on SATs than in school classes, so they should be a good thing either way...

Have a nice day and good luck on whatever you do decide!

I did well on the Verbal portion of the SAT without any special accommodations.

I finished both portions of the exam in the regularly allotted time, but as math was always a struggle, that score was much lower than my verbal score. I took it twice, and in between tests, I took an SAT prep class which only raised my math score a tiny bit. The extra time wouldn't have helped at all, and as I wasn't diagnosed until my late 20's, I wouldn't have been able to get that accomodation.

It might not be as easy as telling the testing people that you have AS and want extra time. You might need to have a 504 plan or an IEP or something. Something that says that you actually need extra time on tests. Like my brother who is dyslexic, whose IEP stipulated that he be given time and a half. If you tend to do well on tests like this, I doubt that you actually need the extra time (any more than anyone else anyway- most people feel rushed in those situations), and I'm assuming you don't have an IEP (or at least not one that gives you extra testing time).