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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Several people who are attacking my son and me are missing the point of the post. Don't you see the irony that you feel it's ok to call my son lazy, but then you attack me for being insensitive to the kids with mild IEPs? How is my son's 'laziness' any different from their 'laziness'? It is all just different types of inability to do different types of things. But some types of inability are given exemptions and institutional supports, while others aren't. And I totally understand if some kids need an IEP to function and feel they have a place in society. I totally, 100% support that, and to say otherwise would be cruel and ignorant. But some kids' IEPs give them a boost to get A+ GPAs, participate in a ton of EC's and attend very selective colleges, things they would not have been able to do without IEPs and other institutional intervention. Meanwhile, kids who do not have IEPs but have other challenges in life do not get that boost. That's the discrepancy I am pointing out. [/quote]

You don't listen, OP. Our kids with accommodations do not get exemptions.  They get some supports to help them with their education as required under the law.

ECs are not education under the law.

As we parents of adhd kids have done, you should be actively trying to help your kid, rather than myopically claiming it is not fair. Our kids were not handed accommodations.  We have all invested in diagnosis and therapy.  What have you done for your kid.

In summary,  there are no exemptions for anyone. You demanding them betrays your entitlement. Stop think that SN (eblven "mild" ones) kids somehow have it better.   They don't. YOU need to be the answer here and get your kid assessed and in therapy if this is a mental health issue. That's what all the SN parents have done.

Finally,  develop some perspective.  Your self-centered view of the world is not a good look.[/quote]

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