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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is your DCs eligibility code right now?[/quote]

Is that the thing on the IEP form? Developmental delay. But that is from last May. [/quote]

How can there be a Developmental delay as a code, was this before IQ testing?  You did WISC this time, correct and she tested high IQ? Sorry to bug you. Make sure you share with the school the new evaluation.  They can't have her marked with developmental delay one year and then gifted the next.  That would be very inconsistent. I have DS with major anxiety(and inattentive due to it) and DD with ADHD(hyper and inattentive) with some anxiety. They are teens now, so I have been through a lot.  When did she start acting out at school?  Recently?  Or all the time?  The reason I ask is, that SSRI's cause loss of inhibition, and some kids can act out and be completely inappropriate.  It works for anxiety, no doubt, but the inappropriate behavior we experienced with DS was outrageous. As for ADHD DD, she is not in a gifted program, but she has 504 in MCPS and they were very accommodating, but they did look at her grades and evaluation, and basically 504 is due to inconsistency in grades and her eval.  Once I showed them that, they were really fast to accommodate. Gifted program would not be the right choice for my DD, even though her IQ is very high in some areas(but not the combined results, which is typical of ADHD kids, as far as I was told.) As a fellow parent, I don't know what advice to give if your DD is acting out because she is bored in school. Is she hyper?  As she is young, I would suggest holding off on gifted program, and enrolling her in some physical activity, like swimming, if you don't do that already, to get that extra energy burn out.  Good luck.[/quote]

Are you confusing Developmental Disability with Developmental Delay?

Developmental Delay is the code given to kids when the evaluation team feels that the kid is too young to figure out a specific diagnosis, but that they would benefit from special education because they are behind in one or more critical skills.  It sounds like this kid's critical skills might be some combination of attention, self-regulation, and impulse control.

A child can absolutely have a developmental delay in one or more areas and simultaneously test in the highly gifted range. [/quote]

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