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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with the PP that the IEP rovides a greater level of protection for your DS.  Some people think that the goals of the IEP must be academic rlated but that's not true.  In the younger years, my kids had goals related to impulse control (must raise hand and WAIT to be called upon), sustain a conversation for 4 exhanges on a non-preferred topic, generate 2 appropriate alternatives in social situations, etc.  The goals don't have to be related to reading/writing/math.  They're supposed to help the child better access the curricula.  Certainly if a child is having social challenges, it will affect his ability to interact appropriately with his peers and thus not allow him to fully participate in the classroom.  I'm not trying to suggest your DS has social challenges but (mine certainly do!) just don't limit yourself.

The IEP process and initiation of medication can be concurrent. I doubt very much that medication will eliminate all symptoms of your DS's ADHD so you should seek to get his supports written into the IEP.  At that age, my DS had 'attending' goals such as:

"Johnny will attend to a familiar academic task for 10 minutes, three times a day on 10 occurances per quarter."
"Utilizing a behavior chart and timer, Johnny will begin a familiar task with only one prompt and work on it consistently to its logical conclusion, asking for help only when necessary on two time per day on 8 observed trials per quarter.
 "Johnny will attend to an [b]unfamiliar[/b] academic task for 5 minutes, three times a day on 10 occurances per quarter."

You got the idea, yeah?[/quote]

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