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[quote=Anonymous]DS is entering 9th grade at a large MCPS high school (WJ) next year. While he is slightly 2e, he was not given that designation previously and has not qualified for GT/LD services. He has been in parochial school so far and has done great there. His most recent evaluation stated that he has inattentive ADHD, remediated dyslexia/dysgraphia (no longer a diagnosis), and significant intellectual strengths. He is a critical/deep thinker. Slow processing speed.

We would like for him to take Honors and AP classes because we are pretty sure he will be bored in regular classes (and that is a recipe for disaster with his ADHD). However, we need to find AP and Honors classes that he can handle and that we can accommodate well enough at home. Which advanced classes would be a good fit for a kid like this? His strengths are in Science but not Math, Social Studies but not Reading/English, and he loves playing in band. He is highly disorganized and needs lots of EF support.

He does best with a reasonable workload (takes a long time to do homework), access to audiobooks, extended time on tests, and extended time to turn stuff in. 
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