Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-71.232.131.59-20131205143653/@comment-5462243-20141002221123

ADHD isn't a disability, it's a disorder- it's entirely plausible that she has it. Mental disabilities refer to things like down syndrome or low-functioning autism; disorders usually don't require special education. The most likely reason the school doesn't accept mental disabilities is because they focus on physical disabilities, and there's a huge difference between the ways schools handle mental and physical disabilities. This school just happened to be centered around catering to physical disibilities.