Anonymous wrote:Current 8th grader did neurosypch testing late last spring. He was diagnosed with dyscalculia, dysgraphia and ADHD (but less clearly) and there were many accomodations listed to support the two SLDs.

We are just going through the process with school. Had a meeting where they shared their official version (which mainly was cut directly from the private evaluation). It was decided that he did not need an IEP and we would move on to a step for a 504. This was in-line with what we thought all along and what the doctor thought as well.

In the school version, they only included ADHD but not the SLDs. I asked them to include the SLD for the 504 process (which is coming soon) and was told they can't use the SLDs because he doesn't have an IEP. Is that correct, that those can't be officially referenced in a 504?

I mainly want the accomodations in place and hope this is not a barrier.

Any thoughts or tips?

Yikes, the SLD must be very mild if the doctor thought that he had dyscalculia, dysgraphia and ADHD but didn’t need an IEP. OTOH, it couldn’t have been that mild if you spent money for a full assessment.

FWIW, the school systems often try to avoid giving IEPs even to kids who qualify for them because it means more work on the school side. They don’t really care if your kid learns or not. They will just give him some extra time and a calculator and hope he is able to hobble his way through math. Maybe he’ll even think it’s his fault he’s not that good at math, he must be stupid or unmotivated, etc.

Anonymous wrote:EDIT -- the special ed contact who was leading the process omitted naming the SLDs in a section "reason for referral" we only saw the document they were using a few minutes before we started. After the meeting I wrote asking that they include the two SLDs.

She responded that would require a different meeting and possibly the school's own evaluation.

She stated that their absence would NOT impact the 504 process. That said, if they push back we would look into next steps/lawyer.

What she said is code for “if I put SLD down, then we have to have an IEP meeting and then the only way we might have of denying you an IEP is to do our own evaluation and try to show yours is wrong. That would be a lot of work, so instead I’m going to try and pawn your kid off with a 504, which has fewer legal protections and doesn’t require us to provide any special instruction that is usually necessary with dyscalculia and dysgraphia”

My DS’s MCPS 504 has Dyscalculia and ADHD so it is possible to have both.

Anonymous wrote:EDIT -- the special ed contact who was leading the process omitted naming the SLDs in a section "reason for referral" we only saw the document they were using a few minutes before we started. After the meeting I wrote asking that they include the two SLDs.

She responded that would require a different meeting and possibly the school's own evaluation.

She stated that their absence would NOT impact the 504 process. That said, if they push back we would look into next steps/lawyer.

They are required to consider ALL assessments.

21:32 again. I didn't answer your first question - they are incorrect that they can't include SLDs on a 504. If SLDs are causing the impact that require accommodations then that's what should be documented. But also not worth a huge fight if you can get the accommodations.

Anonymous wrote:Current 8th grader did neurosypch testing late last spring. He was diagnosed with dyscalculia, dysgraphia and ADHD (but less clearly) and there were many accomodations listed to support the two SLDs.

We are just going through the process with school. Had a meeting where they shared their official version (which mainly was cut directly from the private evaluation). It was decided that he did not need an IEP and we would move on to a step for a 504. This was in-line with what we thought all along and what the doctor thought as well.

In the school version, they only included ADHD but not the SLDs. I asked them to include the SLD for the 504 process (which is coming soon) and was told they can't use the SLDs because he doesn't have an IEP. Is that correct, that those can't be officially referenced in a 504?

I mainly want the accomodations in place and hope this is not a barrier.

Any thoughts or tips?

For a 504, the team (including parents) has to determine: 1. does the student have a disability? 2. Does the disability impact the student's education? 3. Does the student require accommodations? I think what they are saying is that he qualifies for a 504 due to the documented disability of ADHD. I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "their version" but they can't negate the SLDs if a neuropsych provided those diagnoses. They can disagree that the SLDs are impacting the student's education or they can determine that the SLDs have an impact but that ADHD is the primary issue. If you end up getting the accommodations you want for your kid then I'm not sure it's worth a battle. You can ask that it be documented somewhere on the 504 that the sutdent was also diagnoses with SLDs by a private neuropsych eval. If they disagree you can also mention to your child's teachers. You can tell them that although the 504 doesn't mention the SLDs, you think it's an important part of who your child is and it might help them better understand him as a student.

Anonymous wrote:EDIT -- the special ed contact who was leading the process omitted naming the SLDs in a section "reason for referral" we only saw the document they were using a few minutes before we started. After the meeting I wrote asking that they include the two SLDs.

She responded that would require a different meeting and possibly the school's own evaluation.

She stated that their absence would NOT impact the 504 process. That said, if they push back we would look into next steps/lawyer.

^^by push back meant deny accomodations

EDIT -- the special ed contact who was leading the process omitted naming the SLDs in a section "reason for referral" we only saw the document they were using a few minutes before we started. After the meeting I wrote asking that they include the two SLDs.

She responded that would require a different meeting and possibly the school's own evaluation.

She stated that their absence would NOT impact the 504 process. That said, if they push back we would look into next steps/lawyer.

Are they denying him accommodations he needs? This may be a pick your battles situation.

You need a lawyer, they’re wrong.

I don’t really understand. What do you want that they are not going to provide.

Get an attorney.

Current 8th grader did neurosypch testing late last spring. He was diagnosed with dyscalculia, dysgraphia and ADHD (but less clearly) and there were many accomodations listed to support the two SLDs.

We are just going through the process with school. Had a meeting where they shared their official version (which mainly was cut directly from the private evaluation). It was decided that he did not need an IEP and we would move on to a step for a 504. This was in-line with what we thought all along and what the doctor thought as well.

In the school version, they only included ADHD but not the SLDs. I asked them to include the SLD for the 504 process (which is coming soon) and was told they can't use the SLDs because he doesn't have an IEP. Is that correct, that those can't be officially referenced in a 504?

I mainly want the accomodations in place and hope this is not a barrier.

Any thoughts or tips?