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[quote=Anonymous]The school needs to see the educational impact.  Many, many students with an ADHD diagnosis do not have a 504 plan, because their symptoms are controlled through medication or they have learned strategies on their own to compensate.  To get a 504 plan, there has to be an educational impact.  You can ask for a screening, but without any data, the team is likely to suggest you regroup and meet again in a few months.  If I were you, I wouldn't help my child with homework etc.--let them struggle so the impact becomes obvious.  I am speaking as a school counselor. 504 plans are for "other health impairments," so, for example, a child who needs to get insulin injections during the school day would have one.  However, another child with diabetes who needs no in-school involvement from the nurse etc. would not have a plan.  FYI, some kids with ADHD may even have an IEP (individualized educational plan) if the accommodations are not enough.  With an IEP, there is a special ed case manager and more direct interventions. Again, the plans are designed to meet the kids' educational needs.  A diagnosis is not enough.[/quote]

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