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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  After doing some research and talking to his IEP team I am more convinced that he does have ADHD/ADD and some type of learning disability.  I talked to the psychologist and the IEP coordinator about this.  We have an IEP meeting next week, where they want to make his increase of his hours official and they want to lower his goals.  I understand about having attainable goals but at the same time seems like we are going backwards.  Overall I like his IEP team.  We really have a couple of options now at this point.

1.)Stay where he is at in his Spanish class.  I would have to hire some kind of tutor to meet with him once or probably twice a week.  I get the impression that the school doesn’t support this idea.

2.)Moves to an English class, either in his current school or his home school.  If we keep him in his current school I think we will have to pay someone (education advocate or some other type of person) to advocate for his stay in his current school.  He does have friends and we have built up a relationship with this school.

3.)We go to a private school.  I have been looking at Oakwood and it seems to be a great school, a good fit for my child.  We have a tour scheduled next week to look at it.  It’s expensive, but if its worth it…..

Many Thanks for everyone’s opinion!  Its been a valuable resource in figuring this out.
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It sounds like [b]you could benefit from a thorough independent neuro-psych. [/b] That would not only identify any LDs, but provide you with recommendations for the best school environment.  [/quote]

Yes, please do this.  A lot of things can look like ADHD.  That may be what it is, but there may be other things going on as well.  You may also need this if you apply to private schools.

If you do 1 or 2 you may want to hire an advocate in either case, b/c you want to make sure he is adequately supported in either environment.  [/quote]

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