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[quote=Anonymous]I have a very smart kid and he's in the advanced program in fairfax county.  He did fantastic all through elementary.  He has adhd primarily inattentive.  He was diagnosed in kindergarten, but his teachers have always managed it.  He doesn't have an iep or a 504 since he never really needed it, but in reality, his teachers did offer him certain accommodations, like sitting him close to their desks/front of class, constant reminder, helping him write thing on his agenda, reminding him to take certain material home for tests, etc.  One teacher even gave me extra time on a math tests because he seemed so distracted during the test.  So all those are accommodations, but not through a 504, but through amazing teachers.  This year he is having a very hard time with keeping track of everything he needs.  He forgets EVERYTHING.  I make his read his google classroom every day after school, but even then he misses tests/assignments.  Not because he doesn't want to do well, but because he just can't remember all the things he has to do and becomes overwhelmed when he has too many things to do.  I now wish I had put him in regular classes, but I can't, he is at a center, and all his friends since kinder are there.  I would crush him if I change his school.  I'm thinking of having him reevaluated, but my uncle who is child psychologist is very wary, since the adhd diagnosis is primarily inattentive.  He tells me that it takes much longer for doctors to find the right dosage (much lower than other adhd types) and that can cause a lot of problems (sleep, depression) while things are been tried out.  I want to make sure I go to the best, but I'm nor sure who is the best in the area.  We live in Fairfax and my son was diagnosed at Children's.[/quote]

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