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[quote=Anonymous]OP, This board has a bias towards being really open about diagnoses with schools but many of the parents have children with more serious issues than yours. Your child's condition probably IS mild if no one has suggested getting an IEP and you have not had to tell him.

I do not think the PE issue is due to your child's challenges but the teacher's and I would address it as such.

If you're going to tell the school about your child's diagnosis you need to tell your child first. He's old enough that you owe him that. I know parents who have not told their children diagnoses they got when they were very young, especially if they were not clear cut cases or there was conflicting information, but 4th grade is pretty old not to understand that he has challenges.

Separately, if you do want to work on his gross motor skills enroll him in some sport outside of school. Swim lessons or soccer are good for building endurance.

At our school you would get nowhere in the IEP process. You'd go to the trouble of calling a meeting and they would meet and tell you there is no "suspected" impact from their perspective and they would not even test. A 504 for what? What accommodations are you seeking? The ability to opt out of the PE testing or get a modified test? On what grounds? Being physically uncoordinated is not a disability.[/quote]

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