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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC has quite severe dyslexia and dysgraphia and ADHD.   He is in HS.  He has a ton of accommodations to be successful.  Teacher notes, extended time on assessments, calculator,  scribe and reader on assessments, priority seating, drawing not required- uses computer, has about half a dozen programs on his computer that help (eg Kurzweil, Co-writer), electronic textbooks (this has been the hardest to get in a timely manner- start early), no foreign language.....

Middle school was the worst of the three (ES,MS,HS) in terms of understanding his needs and the legal ramifications of not providing for them.  HS has been great.

He also has just a few outside activities, so he has enough time for homework and relaxation.  He took his first AP last year and scored a 5.  He is take three this year- all science/math.  Next year he will take 3 or 4.  He gets almost all A's.  [/quote]

OP: That's so glad to hear, PP. And, so glad your son is doing well. That is very inspiring! And, also thank you for sharing your specific accommodations as well. Do you feel that these accommodations were key to his success? Or do you feel that as some of the other PPs stated that maturity along the way helped as well?  I'm also curious if you do outside tutoring for writing, executive functioning, etc.? Also, it sounds like your son did well with just a 504 plan? Is that the case? Or do you have an IEP as well?

Thanks, all who have responded so far![/quote]

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