My teacher thinks my ADD is fake. Whenever I try to explain why I get distracted so easily and take longer to do work she just thinks I’m making up excuses to be lazy. What should I do?

Does your school use IEPs (or Individual Education Plans, or something to that effect)?  These would involve your diagnosis and provide accommodations for you.  If your school doesn’t have these, you could ask your doctor to write a letter with your diagnosis, or talk to a guidance counsellor or another teacher in the school you feel comfortable with about some other options to work with this particular teacher.

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