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[quote=Anonymous]My ADHD/HFA son was at Bethesda Elementary, which has no special programs but is known to be SN-friendly. He was more than a year behind at 5. He repeated Kindergarten, had private speech and physical therapy and I worked with him at home on basic reading and math, and general autism-friendly narration and explanations of his world. He was given an IEP in MCPS immediately with lots of pull-outs, a scribe (because he had dysgraphia and low processing speed, so he couldn't write much in the time imparted), and in-school group speech therapy.

But then reading became his area of hyperfocus, and he got very good at it very quickly. The math we did at home started to stick. He got so bored academically that they let him skip first grade and go directly to second (a rare occurence), ie, back with his peers. He still had accommodations, with an IEP, then a 504 plan: extended time on tests and to hand in assignments, because of low processing speed, use of a calculator because of his dyscalculia (for a few years, then he didn't need it), and a typing accommodation for the dysgraphia. I did teach him handwriting at home every year of elementary. He was medicated for the ADHD before middle school, and his grades shot up as a result.

So just keep in mind that your child's needs now do not reflect his future needs, and he might surprise you! Early intervention on all weak points is key.[/quote]

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