504 or IEP with ADHD??

[Anonymous]

When you have your meeting, be sure to bring your child's testing, the tester himself or herself, any tutor involved, and your child's psychiatrist (yes you will probably have to pay a fee for that). The school district is not your friend. If you don't have a lawyer bring in your support team so they can discuss with those at the meeting the testing results and what it means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you need to think about measurable goals related to executive functions (task initiation/organization/etc) and argue that your child needs explicit instruction in these areas. I had no trouble getting an IEP for my son who was above grade level in math and reading but very obviously struggling with writing.

How were you able to do that?

To tell you the truth, the school proposed it. He's my oldest so it didn't occur to me that it was unusual. Maybe his writing was much more impaired than what you all are talking about. FWIW, though, he was accepted into the advanced academic program.

But to answer a different PP, it actually didn't help him much at all, sad to say. He was later diagnosed with severe dysgraphia, so that obviously came into play and made everything much harder. Still, I do think that a child with JUST ADHD would have benefited and learned. From what I have seen, at least at my school, public schools have a very hard time teaching kids with severe language based learning disabilities. The son of a good friend of mine (very bright/severely dyslexic) also left public school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you ask for an IEP and are denied do you have to seek another meeting to ask for a 504? These meetings can take 30 days to get.

You ask for an evaluation because you suspect that your child may have a disability that is impacting his ability to access the curriculum. A meeting will be held to determine whether an evaluation is warranted. If the answer is yes, then an evaluation is done and you come back together to determine whether your child qualifies for an IEP or a 504 or nothing. If it is determined that your child qualifies, then you come back together again to develop the IEP or 504.

Some schools will combine meetings, especially if parents have already done neuropsych or psychoeducational testing.

We had an evaluation done because the school wouldn't do one for us due to good grades. We have an evaluation from Children's Hospital. So now I'm trying to figure out if we seek a 504 or IEP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you ask for an IEP and are denied do you have to seek another meeting to ask for a 504? These meetings can take 30 days to get.

You ask for an evaluation because you suspect that your child may have a disability that is impacting his ability to access the curriculum. A meeting will be held to determine whether an evaluation is warranted. If the answer is yes, then an evaluation is done and you come back together to determine whether your child qualifies for an IEP or a 504 or nothing. If it is determined that your child qualifies, then you come back together again to develop the IEP or 504.

Some schools will combine meetings, especially if parents have already done neuropsych or psychoeducational testing.

We had an evaluation done because the school wouldn't do one for us due to good grades. We have an evaluation from Children's Hospital. So now I'm trying to figure out if we seek a 504 or IEP.

I’m presuming that the evaluation showed a disability and identified an adverse educational impact and recommended goals. If so, then go back to the school with your evaluation and request a meeting. If you are in MCPS, I’d ask for an EMT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you ask for an IEP and are denied do you have to seek another meeting to ask for a 504? These meetings can take 30 days to get.

You ask for an evaluation because you suspect that your child may have a disability that is impacting his ability to access the curriculum. A meeting will be held to determine whether an evaluation is warranted. If the answer is yes, then an evaluation is done and you come back together to determine whether your child qualifies for an IEP or a 504 or nothing. If it is determined that your child qualifies, then you come back together again to develop the IEP or 504.

Some schools will combine meetings, especially if parents have already done neuropsych or psychoeducational testing.

We had an evaluation done because the school wouldn't do one for us due to good grades. We have an evaluation from Children's Hospital. So now I'm trying to figure out if we seek a 504 or IEP.

I’m presuming that the evaluation showed a disability and identified an adverse educational impact and recommended goals. If so, then go back to the school with your evaluation and request a meeting. If you are in MCPS, I’d ask for an EMT.

Yes.