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[quote=Anonymous]Oh, I know your struggle.  I went through it with my DS in 2nd grade.  What made it even more poignant is that my DH and his family are native speakers of the immersion language.  We made the difficult decision to pull DS from the program because special ed services were not offered in the target language.  I know NOW that they were required to provide them in the target language but I was new to every thing.  My DS actually didn't care one way or another whether he was in the program.  He's a social kid, the teachers were great and he was oblivious as to how far behind he was.

We sought advice from a number of professionals and while they all stated that it wasn't the ADHD/inattentive that would be hurdle, it was the associated language delays that were concerning.  He wasn't just behind in math but also in reading.  We felt he had enough challenges that it would be in his best interest to reduce stress/challenge where we could and that meant pulling  him from the immersion program.  DS is now in high school and, in hindsight, it was the absolute right decision for him.

His younger sister is in 6th grade and is in the immersion program (she started in K).  She doesn't have ADHD or any LDs.  She's done really well in the program and we kept her in it even though she qualified for AAP.  I'm not as gung ho on immersion as I was when my kids started.  Maybe in another 7 years my thoughts will change again but it's really not what I had hoped it would be.  I don't regret my DD being in it, one of the unexpected benefits is that she's been with the same 35 kids (2 classes) since K.  I think the kids are kinder and more accepting of each other and I've got a list of parents I can call on if my DD needs a ride to something (and vice versa).  My DD would have done well in just about any environment.

I've also got a 3rd grader with ADHD/inattentive and LDs.  Again, it isn't the ADHD that's the problem.  It's the related language issues that interfere with his learning.  We didn't even bother trying immersion.  FWIW, we've also seen a lot of kids drop out because of learning/anxiety issues.  There will always be someone who comes on and says how great their kid with ASD/ADHD/LD/etc. does in immersion and I have no doubt their kid is doing great.  But, it wasn't the right choice for two of my kids.  Good luck.[/quote]

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