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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She has all A’s and B’s, so it’s hard to prove an educational impact that substantially limits a major life activity.

The definition of a disability is:
Have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; or 
Have a record of such an impairment; or 
Be regarded as having such an impairment.

I would go to Catholic school where there are more textbooks, workbooks, and clearer firm deadlines. [/quote]

You have to prove life impact, not educational impact.

Regardless you won’t get what you want OP, go catholic. [/quote]

Really?  I keep hearing public school is best for ADHD, with coaching and accommodations— private schools quietly counsel out high need students like DD, right?[/quote]

Ok. Listen up. YOUR CHILD IS NOT HIGH NEEDS. your child is a normal child who needs some more time and support to develop study skills and organizational skills.

I truly do not know where you are getting your ideas about what public schools provide. When you read about parents saying their kids got services at public schools they couldn’t get at private, that is because they had kids with high support needs that private schools do not admit or kick out. Or they are so visibly autistic (my kid!) that they do not get admitted because they are the “weird kid.”

The kids getting lengthy IEPs in public schools generally have some pretty serious and well established needs and nothing you describe about your DD matches up to that.

Can you eke out a 504 and get some extended test time for her? Sure. Can you get her admitted to a private school and maybe get some extra test time and then be one of those parents claiming “private schools are full of kids with SN!!” Probably!

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