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[quote=Anonymous]I've recently received a diagnosis of ADHD and ASD for my child who is at a DC charter. Child already has an IEP, but it is review time and these diagnoses are new (but not surprising, esp. the ADHD/ combined).

The report says child appears to qualify under IDEA under ASD, OHI (for ADHD), or Multiple Disabilities. Since we're in a charter (which runs as its own school system, essentially, there are no 'programs' or anything, but rather child is in a regular classroom with some push-in support and pull-outs for speech, OT, and counseling already). There are no 'programs' like I've read of on here for county schools or DCPS.

I'm not sure disability code makes a big difference in our current situation, but I suppose it would if we moved to DCPS or a county/suburban school system (which is always possible, esp. for middle school, which would be before next triennial).  What would be best? Does it indeed make a difference?

Child has significant issues w/ Executive Functioning and is a bit anxious, etc. Overall child is doing well in school with supports in place, but working memory and processing speed are much lower than verbal comprehensive index (which shocked me when it came out at 99.9 percentile).

I'm still processing the whole thing, but the eligibility meeting is coming up. I don't anticipate a fight on whether child is eligible, but not sure what code would be best and what to ask for in IEP, beyond what child already has (if anything).

Thanks! [/quote]

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