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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My ADHD son is in middle school.  Throughout the years, the services and accommodations have changed as his needs changed - this mostly relates to growing up and the higher expectations, not that he ever grew out of the ADHD.

I have never had anyone downplay or treat his condition as anything but serious.  He would not survive without the services and accommodations.  Here are some of what I can remember.

Elementary:

-  preferential seating (least distracting, which was often by the teacher, but not always)
-  pull outs for reading and math (he was not behind, but needed the small group/individual instruction because he could not tolerate the classroom)
-  he was permitted to do his work sitting, standing, walking around, laying on the floor, etc.
-  during carpet time, he was placed in the back so he could roll around instead of sitting
-  special cushion on his chair
-  frequent breaks
-  he was given special projects by the resource teacher (like organize her books)
-  extra time on activities
-  no homework
-  extra time for testing
-  modified assignments (he would be given less work than the rest of the class, but if he didn't finish, he did lose recess)
-  the school taught him to pack his backpack with what he needed to complete his homework

Middle School:

-  preferential seating
-  extra time for testing and assignments
-  keyboarding instead of writing tests and assignments
-  no homework
-  case management to monitor grades
-  assistance and monitoring his planner
-  if he is having a rough day, he will be assigned to "co-teach" the class, which means he does the writing for the teacher and other such tasks
-  small classes (no more than 17 kids)
-  all classes are co-taught (subject matter teacher and paraeducator or special ed teacher)

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12:55, this is OP. Thank you. So WRT homework, does this mean that if he does it at home with you, but forgets to hand it in, there is no follow-up because officially he has a "no HW" accommodation? This is where my child is struggling - getting the completed assignment to the teacher. At wit's end! Thank you.[/quote]

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