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I'm in PG County and one of my kids does have a 504 instead of an IEP.  Without giving too much away he has 4 disabilities that all effect the brain but an incredibly high IQ.  We were told by his school that they hadn't ever seen a kid equally as brilliant (their word) and disabled.  It's kind of a difficult place to be for him because his IQ is being used against him when it comes to qualifying for services.  He does well with learning via technology but not with learning in the traditional methods.  The way CC is set up is not good for him at all especially since it uses different verbiages and steps.[/quote]

PP, it sounds as though your highly gifted, learning disabled child s not being well served by the school district.  I am sorry for you, and hope that you can find help among people experienced with 2E (Twice exceptional) children.   It s hard for a child to qualify for an IEP when he is performing "average" and highly gifted kids often can use their smarts to compensate for their disabilities, so they seem like they are doing "OK" when you the parent know there is a big discreprancy between their performance and their potential.

I can see that with an easier curriculum, easier goals, it probably would be easier for your child to do OK in class.  However do keep in mind that your child SHOULD be able to perform well, even if the grade level standards are raised to higher expectations.  You have a child with an incredibly high IQ, you say.   It may well be that as expectations are raised, your child WILL struggle -- which hopefully will make it easier for him or her to be identified as in need of services for his or her 4 disabilites.

I don't know if you are the person saying that your child s being handed books to read that are way above his reading level.   Is that you?   If so -- know that it s your right as a parent to question HOW the school plans to help your child get up to reading level.   They must have an accurate level of your child's current reading performance, and they must have a plan to remediate.   THat plan cannot be simply to have the kid read and reread a book above his level.[/quote]

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