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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Current 8th grader did neurosypch testing late last spring. He was diagnosed with dyscalculia, dysgraphia and ADHD (but less clearly) and there were many accomodations listed to support the two SLDs.

We are just going through the process with school. Had a meeting where they shared their official version (which mainly was cut directly from the private evaluation). It was decided that he did not need an IEP and we would move on to a step for a 504. This was in-line with what we thought all along and what the doctor thought as well.

In the school version, they only included ADHD but not the SLDs. I asked them to include the SLD for the 504 process (which is coming soon) and was told they can't use the SLDs because he doesn't have an IEP. Is that correct, that those can't be officially referenced in a 504?

I mainly want the accomodations in place and hope this is not a barrier.

Any thoughts or tips?[/quote]

For a 504, the team (including parents) has to determine: 1. does the student have a disability? 2. Does the disability impact the student's education? 3. Does the student require accommodations? I think what they are saying is that he qualifies for a 504 due to the documented disability of ADHD. I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "their version" but they can't negate the SLDs if a neuropsych provided those diagnoses. They can disagree that the SLDs are impacting the student's education or they can determine that the SLDs have an impact but that ADHD is the primary issue. If you end up getting the accommodations you want for your kid then I'm not sure it's worth a battle. You can ask that it be documented somewhere on the 504 that the sutdent was also diagnoses with SLDs by a private neuropsych eval. If they disagree you can also mention to your child's teachers. You can tell them that although the 504 doesn't mention the SLDs, you think it's an important part of who your child is and it might help them better understand him as a student.[/quote]

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