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[quote=trippy][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If truly the only accommodation he needs is the ability to hand in assignments late when he misses class for a doctor's appointment, I don't think he needs accommodations at all. First, how often is he missing school for doctors appointments? Second, it's been my experience that if he communicates with his teachers ahead of time (which he would need to do even with an accommodation) and tells them that he has a doctor's appointment on Monday so can he hand in the assignment on Tuesday, 99% will say yes.[/quote]

The above has definitely not been our experience - many old school teachers would refuse to extend the assignment. Their attitude would be - you knew you had this appointment and it's your job to plan around it, and/or you should have asked a friend what the assignment was and completed it.

Many kids with anxiety have therapy appointments at least once a week. These appointments are extremely difficult to get after school so many have to go during school. By the time you add in driving back and forth, the appointment block can be 3 hours. Then there is the fact that therapy sometimes leaves one emotional exhausted and still thinking about what was discussed in therapy - not great for your ability to focus. And, some kids will have periods of worsening when they do therapy more than 1x a week.

Would you insist that a kid leaving school after lunch one day a week for kidney dialysis not have an accommodation?[/quote]

The point is getting the accommodation plan for the kid with a kidney disorder. Parents need to advocate for their kid. As for a child who is asking for extended time for the homework due date every week because go weekly therapy that is obviously not sustainable and I would hope that the parent reaches out to the therapist lets them know what's going on, and also strategies on how to help their child get the work done. In high school, college, or most jobs you can't get accommodations because of attending therapy (sadly). So if this is happening, this Childs support group will need to come up with a plan to where the kid learns and grows to be able to eventually do it. Anxiety is common, but I have never heard it being a learning difference. At the same time if a kid was exhausted after therapy and its not common if explained to the teachers I would expect them to understand if its communicated. [/quote]

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