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[quote=Anonymous]I just want to make sure I'm not missing something here. DS has had an IEP since K for attention/organization issues (he has severe ADHD), and is now in middle school with a wonderful resource class to help him. Overall the year is going extremely well.

We have not shared with the school that he has Asperger's, because in elementary that really didn't stand out as point of need compared to all the other stuff. However, his case manager this year offered to enroll him in a boys' club specifically for socialization (during school hours, managed by YMCA). One area he struggles with is writing: not only is there an ADHD-related organizational issue, but also, and I believe this stems from his Asperger's, he can write in a very stilted way, using words and constructs that are not completely appropriate. It's hard to describe, but somehow some of his writing feels "off". I taught him to write at home years ago, and he also writes for his native language class on weekends, so I notice it a lot. I'm not sure the teachers notice anything wrong with his writing, however, and 6th grade English is pretty basic. He can also talk in a stilted way, too, but it's much less noticeable verbally.

In your experience, do you think DS could benefit from other services if we added that diagnosis to his IEP? We would like to keep him at his current school, as it seems to working right now.

Thank you for your insight![/quote]

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