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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My dd is in 3rd grade.  She was diagnosed in 2nd, but we suspected in first grade that she had ADHD.  So far, we have had a lot of supports in school.   We recently went from a 504 to an IEP.  This change, which I thought was so beneficial for her, is actually really hard on her self esteem.  She wants to stay in the regular class room, but her IEP calls for pull outs for language arts and math.  Last night, she was crying because the regular class has no spelling this week, but she has to because she goes to the resource room.

I am finally at the place where we are going to take a look at meds.  The school is going through monumental efforts to assist my dd.  However, her teacher said that she was off task 63% of the time.  That can't be a good thing.  We are going to try meds for the end of 3rd grade and hopefully hit a good med without too much trial and error, but not sure how that will go.[/quote]u

I have a question about her self esteem, is it because she is embarrassed because she has to go to the resource room?[/quote]

Yes, she wants to be "normal" and stay in the regular classroom.  I think it will be ok when it becomes part of her routine.  She goes with a good group of kids.  I know every one of them that she told me attends those classes, and they all have ADHD.  So she is in good company.  [/quote]

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