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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read on the FCPS web site about how Fairfax County has a policy of not just accepting, but embracing, twice exceptional children and taking measures to provide accommodations for them. But haven't actually seen any children that are definitively twice exceptional in AAP.[/quote]

How many children have you actually seen in AAP, twice exceptional or not?
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I have known two AAP children with ADHD (I'm not the OP, BTW). I'm not sure how the younger one is doing, but the older one needed school-provided tutoring throughout her tenure and is still having serious problems turning in homework in middle school. I always wondered if it was fair to put those extra resources toward this child rather than bump up a child with a slightly lower score who was better able to manage his or her time.

Before I get flamed, I have a child with ADHD and I've referred him for AAP this year. We will be VERY careful about not placing him in an environment in which he can't succeed. Unfortunately, there is not much transparency about how the centers operate and what their expectations are until you actually get well into the process. So we'll start with the center referral and then work back to Level III if need be. [/quote]

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