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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]

Yikes, the SLD must be very mild if the doctor thought that he had dyscalculia, dysgraphia and ADHD but didn’t need an IEP.  OTOH, it couldn’t have been that mild if you spent money for a full assessment.

FWIW, the school systems often try to avoid giving IEPs even to kids who qualify for them because it means more work on the school side. They don’t really care if your kid learns or not. They will just give him some extra time and a calculator and hope he is able to hobble his way through math. Maybe he’ll even think it’s his fault he’s not that good at math, he must be stupid or unmotivated, etc.  [/quote]

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