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[quote=Anonymous]New poster here.

Why would it be relevant to the discussion of the IEP whether the child was taking medication or not?

I see the question as idle curiosity.

If the answer is "yes, my child is being medicated for ADHD" would that change anything in the IEP?   The team is not supposed to suggest changes to medication in the IEP surely.   The only member of the team qualified to state an opinion about meds might be the psychiatrist, but I doubt it was a psychiatrist at that meeting, much more likely an educational psychologist, who really should NOT be suggesting changes in medication.

If the answer is "No, my child is not being medicated for ADHD" again -- how would that change anything in school or on the IEP?   Would something different be written into the IEP?   Would teachers say, "This child shows such and such symptoms and we believe he should be taking medication to change those behaviors?"  Again -- I don't think so.

So teachers -- tell me -- why do you need to know if a child is being medicated or not?  How does it change how you teach the child?   How does it impact what is written into the IEP?

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