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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD was diagnosed as having ADHD (combined type) in elementary school. She was diagnosed by a psychiatrist and the initial diagnosis was confirmed by a psychologist who completed the whole psychoeducational testing process (6 hours of testing for DD, parent and teacher input, etc.). We tried medication for a while but it made her feel  "out of it" so we stopped it. We had a 504 hearing in elementary (sorry if I'm using the wrong term--I don't remember the term exactly) and [b]were denied any formal accomodations because they said she was doing well academically and didnt qualify.[/b] I didn't push back at the time.

DD went on to do well in ES, MS, and has a 3.6 average in highschool (10th grade). [b]She is very organized so executive functioning is not an issue for us. We hadn't given the whole thing much thought until we started thinking ahead to junior year and beyond when the coursework will undoubtedly get harder. Is it worth revisiting the issue in HS to figure out what, if any, extra support she needs? [/b]Although she's organized and usually gets her work done on time, she still says she's bored out of her mind at school (no, I'm not suggesting she's gifted), takes much longer to do homework than others her age and, according to her, hates to read and wants to avoid any class that involves reading anything longer than a few paragraphs. These things sound to me like there are still some ADHD symptoms at play. And I say this as someone who has struggled with ADD all my life.

Those of you who have been down this road, has it been worth it to revisit an ADHD diagnosis in HS?  Did it make a difference in your child's ability to get through high school? I know many of you on this board have much bigger problems but I would appreciate hearing from anyone with a siimilar experience.[/quote]

We are in FCPS and have been dealing with 504s, IEPs from elementary to 11th grade. DD has ADHD. Testing every 3 years is standard. We tested in 5th, 8th and 11th grade.

You mention that you have gotten turned down for accommodations because she was doing well. 
When you begin this process of looking into accommodations again, you will have to complete a parent referral where you  will describe her current functioning.  I see that you say she is doing well with a 3.6 GPA.  Where is there a problem?  In our experience, the school will not do anything unless there is already a problem that you and the teachers can provide narratives on.  There needs to be some evidence that her disability is negatively impacting her education.  From what you describe, taking "longer to do her homework" isn't really evidence enough, especially when you say she is very organized and has no executive functioning deficits.   If things fall apart in 11th grade, then that would be the time to revisit it. I hate it that the school does this.  We couldn't get more accommodations for DD because she had a 3.0 GPA.  She wasn't failing anything in 10 grade.  By the time she started to fail in 11th grade, they didn't want to provide the accommodations we asked for but rather, they wanted to keep doing the accommodations that already weren't working.

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