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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Went undiagnosed because my child has always been top of the class and still is. The teachers pointed out that my child would fidget a little but nothing concerning and when called upon to answer questions, would have NO issues answering / solving the question.  Also the fact that my child was academically strong and well above his peers, the teachers brushed it off as it being based on my child's gender and age.

This is my oldest child and no one in my family has ADHD (diagnosed) and based on the above information (age and academically no issues) was not fully aware of it until my child got a little older where some of the signs of ADHD started to be more prominent.

Similar to those children with speech disabilities. A lot of teachers will say from K - 2, UNLESS there is there is a SERIOUS speech impairment (stuttering) they will attribute most speech impairment to their age.

To answer the previous commentor. No prep was done. I cannot take credit for my child's cognitive skills / academic achievements.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To all the new parents on here.  Before you drive yourself crazy with these scores and comparing your child to everyone else's. I'm just going to give you the answer straight-up.

While test scores are a factor, the most important thing is how your child is viewed by his/her teacher.

You can have fantastic scores but if the teacher thinks poorly of your child, you are NOT getting into level 4.  You will be placed in level 2.

I don't want to burst your bubble but that is the sad reality.

The HOPE SCALE rating better have the boxes of Almost Always and Always checked off with maybe one or two Often. ANYTHING outside that range and YOU ARE NOT getting in.

You can appeal but chances are slim to none (real slim shady please stand up).

My child's score was:

CogAT: 143
NNAT: 160
WISC-V: 149 (Adminstered by GMU)

Didn't get in. Why? My child went undiagnosed with ADHD until recently and had difficulties sitting still in class and was not interested in doing some of the class activities.  Therefore the teacher gave my child avg ratings on the hope scale.

I will be kind and say that my child's class had 30 kids for one teacher so the teacher was overwhelmed and did not have the capacity to give my child the assistance required.

This isn't to shatter anyone's hope/dreams but I wanted to give you a real insight as a parent that has gone through this rat race and unfortunately it comes down to how well liked your child is by his/her teacher.[/quote]

Why undiagnosed ADHD until recently? ADHD can be pretty obvious. Were you just in denial? [/quote][/quote]

Wow, seems FCPS has seriously failed your child. Did you appeal? Can you go to private?[/quote]

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