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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, it sounds to me maybe you are upset her grades are not better when they are excellent. What supports are you looking for? More than likely if she is doing well, you will get no help in less you doctor shop to find someone to tweak the scores to get what you need/want.[/quote] OP here. No, not upset by her grades at all. She's generally a good student. Just concerned that, while she has good organizational skills and is keeping up with schoolwork, the rigors of junior and senior-year coursework may be too much for her. The only support I can think of is extra time on tests. [/quote] You make me sick. Your child has no academic problems and you are just gaming the system. Some of our kids have actual special needs and you are doing us all a disservice by giving true SN parents a bad name. [/quote] I disagree. Good job being proactive, OP. My DD did not need medication in elementary or middle school, but worked 3 times harder keeping up than her siblings did. By the beginning of high school, it was clear she could not keep up with the volume of work, particularly reading. We retested, and started medication and got accommodations (extra time which she typically didn’t use, preferential seating in the front of the class and private testing space, which was probably the most helpful.) Things got out of hand so quickly once she started struggling, it was a huge surprise to all of us. She was overwhelmed, depressed, her self esteem plunged, several teachers really gave her a hard time because she didn’t have a 504 coming in so they assumed her inattention was behavioral - it was difficult. Even though we moved fairly quickly to get things in place to help her, I would say she never really regained her self confidence as a high school student.[/quote] None of the challenges op described would be mitigated by getting more time on a test. If she takes forever to do homework, the accommodation is less homework, not more time to take tests, which is the “only” accommodation the op can even think of. She hates reading so... she should get more time on a math test? No- If reading is weak- provide additional reading time; use "previewing" strategies; select text with less on a page; shorten amount of required reading. All of a sudden, OPs A average student has a learning disability and she needs more time on tests. You just have to figure out if it’s worth the gamble of a couple thousand dollars to see if her cheating pays off. [/quote] OP's child HAS a diagnosis already. And she is clearly seeking input on what accommodations are available at her DD's educational level. We were never successful at getting reduced homework in a 504 in high school - and my understanding is that is typical. We switched to a small private high school that was willing to be more flexible with my DD and did manage reduced homework that way. Just because someone's experience doesn't look like yours, or may seem more mild in presentation than what your DC is dealing with, does not mean they are cheating or need to be chastised when they come here looking for help.[/quote]
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