We've seen our DD struggle on timed tests when she didn't have a good sense of time, and how much work she could expect to complete in that time. She'd push herself at an unreasonable pace, fail to read directions thoroughly, and make bone-headed mistakes. What she needed was a reality check... finding out that she actually works much faster than most kids as a matter of course, the time limits are set to allow NT kids plenty of time to complete, and she has more than enough time to not only work through the material at her normal pace, but review her answers afterwards, check the bubbles on the scan form for complete darkening, stare at the clock for a while, look for any interesting bits that have lodged themselves in the carpet nearby, etc.
