Merely an evolution of a societal trend that's existed for decades. Mischievous  kids would present 'medical notes' from physicians demonstrating some sort of cognitive impairment or anxiety during semester finals and be escorted into private rooms where they would be given extra time and privacy to complete an exam.  And who knows what else they brought with them into those isolation chambers to exploit to their advantage.

 Just another way to game the system. Some play the race card, some gender card, some disability card; with few legitimate exceptions they're all just looking for an edge to cheat the system and society is becoming more and more accepting of this corrosive behaviour.  

Look no further than the Rt. Honorable Substitute Teaching PM's latest budget for evidence of the post-graduate manifestion of this phenomenon to see how powerful identity politics has become in our society. 
There is no protected class unworthy of his handouts provided the media are within earshot.