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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC is also gifted in math and science and has dyslexia, dysgraphia and ADHD.  We found middle school very difficult, but I have heard some things have changed since then.  High school (McLean) was excellent.  In Fairfax County, we have a new Special Education PTA and one of the subgroups is focused on 2E.   Since Fairfax County is so large, there is not uniformity so you have to look at each school.

My DC had an IEP from 2nd grade all the way through 12th grade.  So, he was in a team taught gen-ed English class but then took Honors/AP for his other core classes.  His accomodations were done for every class.

I can’t say f your DC’s issues would warrent a 504 or an IEP.  I am surprised that you have already had accomodations from College Board since he isn’t in Middle School yet, but that should help.  [/quote]

Thank you! A couple of follow up questions:
1) Which middle schools do you know/ have you heard are more accommodating? 
2) How did your child qualify for the IEP - did the school district itself have to test/ diagnose him in order to approve an IEP? Or did you have him independently tested and submit the reports to the special ed dept at FCPS?
Do they sufficiently recognize that a 2E kid might score 99th percentile on an IQ test but this does not mean they can do well on academics (especially reading/ writing)?

My son is already in middle school (Half way through 7th grade) and since he has evaluations from psychiatrists/ neurologists/ learning specialists, we submitted those to the college board and he was approved for SAT accommodations.

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