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Maybe those parents need a reality check. Here is a snapshot of a few kids from a recent period  in an actual AAP class:

-kid with IEP, attention issues: needs to be redirected when transitioning to new tasks and needs checks to see if he's on task. Certainly needs more attention than the "average" kid in the class.
-kid without IEP: needs to be redirected several times because he's reading a novel under his desk and is plainly not interested. When the time comes for independent work, asks for help from his neighbor because he wasn't listening.
-kid with IEP, Asperger's: has finished the assignment long before the rest of the class and refuses to go back and work through it along with everyone else, just in case. His stubbornness is grating, but in the end all his answers are correct.
-kid without IEP: didn't understand the lesson too well. Making lots of mistakes on the independent work section and needs a fair amount of redirection. Maybe this particular subject isn't the kid's forte...

In terms of performance on the tests, the kids with IEPs exhibit more variability than the others: sometimes they leave their peers in the dust, and sometimes you wonder whether they brought their brain with them to school that day.
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I don't care that some children are 2E.  I DO get annoyed with the 2E parents who imply that the 2E kids get all there work done and the other non ADHD kids 'didn't understand the lesson' or 'make lots of mistakes'.  Gimme a break!  My 2 AAP DC are not 2E and I can tell you your stories are not what happens in their classes. My AAP DC knows exactly who the ADHD kids are.  The kids make comments 'he doesn't pay attention', 'he takes time away from the rest of the class', 'he can't control himself', etc.  So maybe parents at home hear these complaints and think - why are these disruptive kids taking away the class time from everyone else.  [/quote]

I'm just relating to you my observations as an adult. It may be that the kid your children are dealing with is a real handful. Or it may be that the kids are doubly annoyed by his  behavior because they realize he really has learning differences and kids in late elementary are starting to become very unforgiving about kids whom they perceive as "different", as opposed to being annoyed with the kid who is willfully ignoring instructions and is just being cool and rebellious, or the kid who is simply having academic difficulties in one area and who allows them to feel superior.
I'm very skeptical of the "he takes time away from the rest of the class" comment. That's something some kids have heard their parents say by implication, and are just parroting. Most kids, even in AAP (yes! even in AAP) are very happy to have less work to do rather than more.[/quote]

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