For high school students with ADD/ADHD, tests can be a source of great frustration. Studying the night before certainly doesn’t guarantee that you will retain the information and remember it during the test. Even if you do know and understand what you have learned, during the test you can draw a blank, forgetting what you learned. Test anxiety can also play a part, nervousness stopping you from doing your best. Tests, however, are a major part of your grade and somehow or other you need to...
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