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[quote=Anonymous]Back to the OP, are you in MCPS, FCPS or DCPS? If you do not hear back from the counselor, contact the head of special education. In middle school, you need to be assertive about 504 and IEPs being followed. The worst teacher in terms of following DD's IEP was a long term sub who was a special education teacher! She was terrible and had the perspective that since a 504 did not have a reporting requirement it was optional. I had to get the principal involved and threatened to escalate to a formal complaint. When the original teacher returned, he was fantastic and had no problem following the IEP. He said he had ADHD and completest understood. He structured his class using best practices for ADHD kids which ended up benefitting all the kids. DD loved that class in the end.

He also shared with us that 6th grade is brutal on ADHD kids especially within MCPS. The short transition between classes, multiple classes, electives that are more academic than exploratory, and range of teachers using various inconsistent ways of giving assignments, grading and communication is difficult for any 6th grader to navigate but its torture to an ADHD 6th grade.

Middle school is also where hormones kick in and kids have a harder time with social aspects of tween life. Its a dangerous time for a kid to become depressed that he can never do anything right no matter how hard he tries.

Don't site back and wait for the school to give you the response you deserve. Go after if you must, its important. [/quote]

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