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[quote=Anonymous]"Yeah, you're right. This doesn't sound like it has "a direct relation to the education" at all:

"DS's ADHD does not cause behavioral problems at all, just learning challenges[.]"

Actually, the above sarcasm is kind of slily to me: the fact that the ADHD creates learning challenges has no bearing on whether or not the parents should disclose medication with the IEP team.  The IEP team is there to figure out a plan for the student based on what is happening at school: that plan has nothing to do with medication that the child is taking at home.  Simple example: let's say the child is inattentive and so daydreams instead of reading the text.  The IEP might include a reminder system.  Whether or not the child has taken medication at home in the morning has no bearing on this reminder system.  If the medication helps with the focus, great.  In that case the teacher will notice it, say that goal is being met, and then the IEP plan can address other items--daily empirical observable items that are happening in the classroom.  If the child's behavior does not change, the IEP will remain the same--again, based on what is happening during the school day, regardless of medication at home.  The fact that medicine may or may not help with certain challenges does not show up in an IEP.  It is interesting information to the team to be sure, but it not in fact relevant to the IEP.

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