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[quote=Anonymous]The PP above - I’d ignore. May work for them but not how i would go about it.

Anyway......George Mason Univ in Fairfax. They have a center we’ve used few times ( RX only good for 4-5 yrs so once when younger and then before college.) you do pay but much cheaper.

It’s cheaper because they use PHD students who need the experience. Especially as you already believe it’s ADHD, you just need it confirmed and documented.

This is not a RX you just throw meds at and why I take exception to the above advice. If your DS is add it not only impacts academics but also social and emotional.

Our DS is now in college and doing really well. The H piece went way down about 7 th/8tg grade but still there a bit and definitely impacted friendships. Not immediately obvious but just never quite fit in but was accepted.

School was ok as he was very compliant. If you told him what to do he’d do it but no more. So we did have to monitor more than we did with other DC ( which was none:)

Also we only did meds a few years. When he was in HS he did not want them and by then the H was not obvious and he knew enough about his issues and we could discuss strategies.

Not until 11th did he understand the importance of grades and building habits that worked for him: lists, using timer, taking breaks, getting exercise.

He’s not perfect but he took a mix of classes ( honors, gen ed, IB) and graduated with a 3.7, took SAT only once/his choice, and is at a great small college doing it all on his own.

Not sure where I went with all of this! Just to say the testing is important for 504 or IEP but if you know it - you know it.

The rest of it is on the family. I read a lot, pushed for the 504 as they did not approve him for IEP, had good relationships with all his teachers ( he took that over about 9th), monitored some things, yelled at times, and always loved!!

It’s so hard on the day to day but there are great parts too. Sending hugs.[/quote]

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