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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wouldn't everyone do better with fewer distractions and preferential seating? Aren't there many children who don't finish their work? Without an official diagnosis, I can't see the school granting you and the child these advantages. There could be any number of reasons why a bright child doesn't finish schoolwork.[/quote]

Well, they might...but this hasn't been a matter of just wanting my kid to do better, but of my kid even being able to finish her work, or her tests, or join her group at their table, or follow most directions.  Her teacher does have the rest of the class as a comparison point and even though my kid is reading at an advanced level and has high MAP scores, she will often be the very last kid in the class to complete work, and only because her teacher has given her extra time or extra direction or prompting.  I was also hoping that the school could help us get a diagnosis. We cannot afford out of pocket private testing right now. We do have an appointment in the summer scheduled at the hospital and hope that our insurance will cover some of it...but I'm hoping the school will evaluate her at least to the extent that they could then provide her with formal accomodations.  [/quote]

I'm the pessimist from before.  My child had the ADHD diagnosis from the expensive neuropsych.  He completes less than 10% of his assignments, rarely joins his group, and does not follow most directions.  I asked for additional evaluations relating to speech/language and similar issues that private practitioners had flagged, and they denied it because they said he was working at or above grade level, and therefore there was no educational impact from any disability.  They pulled out the 10% of assignments that he had completed and said that showed he was capable of grade level work.  We did get a 504 with a lot of accommodations, so you may be able to get that, particularly if the teacher is savvy enough to say the right things to the school psychologist.  Our teacher, while very nice, is not very educated about ADHD, and her opinion is that our child is "capable" of doing the work and "just doesn't try."  
Also, if you press your pediatrician for a diagnosis just so that you can get the accommodations, they might be willing to give you one.  They are capable of giving the Dx, but the good ones are reluctant to do it, as they are not expert and therefore not really the best qualified to do so.  But if you make it clear you're looking for the school accommodations and not medications at this point, the pediatrician might be willing to give you the diagnosis.[/quote]

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