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[quote=Anonymous]I have two kids with ADHD, but diagnosed in middle school.  The school tested DS in 4th grade, the report was he did not have it BUT we should consider Executive function skills training, but DCPS said no condition, no accommodations.  He was diagnosed after private evaluation in 6th grade by a psychiatrist.  My DD had difficulty starting in 3rd grade, she just seemed not motivated, distracted, etc , etc. School kept sitting her with the loud, obnoxious boys as she seemed to lower the temperature at the shared table.  She dragged along until 6th grade. I watched her spend 15 hours trying to do a 20 minute assignment as the beginning of 6th grade. Lightbulb went off for me. School wasn't accommodating getting testing in the school, indicated it will be 3-4 months before they would test her. So found a therapist, who recommended a neuropsychologist for testing. She had many diagnoses, not least of which was anxiety and depression along with her ADHD.  Still took a lot of pushing to have the school approve accommodations for ADHD, even with the very through report.  So, cannot imagine how long my child would have suffered if we had not done private testing. We were ultimately able to use that testing to get accommodations for SAT, along with school accommodations history and her pediatrician writing a letter based on her through knowledge of my DD.  In retrospect I wish I had her tested earlier.  So encourage you to consider the advantage of earlier more through testing.  Was expensive, but really helped pinpoint which accommodations she needed and helped her understand she is not broken, but has some conditions that need accommodations so she will not be limited by typical approaches to learning and testing, etc which otherwise would limit her ability to reach her full potential.  [/quote]

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