Suggested Accommodations
Students with bipolar disorder
benefit enormously from stressreducing
accommodations such as:
Consistent scheduling
that includes planned and
unplanned breaks
Seating with few distractions,
providing buffer space and
model children
Shortened assignments and
homework focusing on quality,
not quantity
Prior notice of transitions
or changes in routine—
minimizing surprises
A plan for unstructured time
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or lulls in the day
Scheduling the student’s most
challenging tasks ata time of
day when the child is best
able to perform (allowing for
medication-related tiredness,
hunger, etc.)