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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree with a PP- it can be HARD to get accommodations even with a documented disability, recommendations made from the neuropsych, and teacher report.  You have to be able to show an educational impact and for 2e kids who are able to hit proficiency by being able to compensate for the disability are often seen as not needing accommodations even as their confidence lowers and they are not learning anything.

The idea that you just walk in with a diagnosis and get accommodations is completely false![/quote]

Well we did not have to fight at all.  If you have to fight, then it not must be legitimate.  We have an ADHD diagnosis along with slow processing speed.  Never had an issue at all.[/quote]

I have a TON of experience, unfortunately, with getting services from different MCPS schools, and can tell you that your situation is the exception rather than the norm, which is the reverse of what it should be.

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Well perhaps you are asking for too much!  For us it has been a tiny struggle (if you want to call it that)...i.e. trying to take things off the list each year, but we have been successful at maintaining our accommodations over several years without any legal counsel (just updated testing)...and now entering high school.  MCPS parent[/quote]

NP. It was a huge struggle for us and I know we aren't alone. It seems some schools are easier than others, but that doesn't mean it's easy all around. Our experience was long, expensive and frustrating. Once we had a good IEP written (thanks to an advocate and pricey outside testing), the team was much more cooperative but by then our child's self esteem had taken a major hit and he had lost about 18 months of academic gains.[/quote]

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