My son has been accepted into an AAP center for 3rd grade, with an IEP for autism and ADHD.

I am concerned about how he will adjust to an AAP center, but I've been assured that his needs will be accommodated.

My son has received FCPS special education since before his 3rd birthday, and we have been pleased with how (most of) his teachers and administrators recognize that a child can be gifted and impaired at the same time. I think word is getting out that the "2E" population really exists, and that those kids aren't just stubborn, lazy, or bad.

There is definitely work to be done, as some educators still don't "get it". However, I am hopeful that progress is being made to help smart SN kids reach their full potential.

FCPS is in the infant stage of recognizing 2E. I would recommend full testing, not just the WISC with an experienced person. IME, the tesitng thorugh Fairfax county was minimal, just enough to establish need but did not delve too deeply to figure out exactly why the need was there.

YDS is 2E and he goes to one of the "highly touted" FCPS Middle Schools and we have had to do quite a bit of education with them. Luckily, we connected with a few people up stream that cover the the whole county and they came in and read them the riot act and did some teacher education. Plus, there is no middle or high school in FCPS, that I know, that has team taught Honors, AAP or AP classes. That hinders many 2E children. We have struck the middle ground and have YDS take English in gen ed as a team taught class and the rest the core classes in the advanced curricula with a boatload of accommodations. Next year we are doing the same in HS. At home, I make sure he reads (listens to) the books he is missing in the higher English classes.

Does FCPS recognize 2E kids? DC just had WISC IV administered. Results show major discrepancy (132 and 130 on verbal and perceptual 97 and 85 on working memory and processing speed) and suggest an LD or ADD-inattentive. DC was recently assessed with a possible LD and I have the initial LSC meeting with the school coming up. However, since DC has all 4's, it is unlikely that the school will agree to do an evaluation. DC is a super bright kid, and we are concerned that DC may slip though the cracks, as the scores are excellent, but there is an issue (see scores). We were going to appeal for AAP (in-the-pool bit found not eligible), but now are worried given the memory and processing speed scores. Please offer insight into what we should do.

1. LSC meeting - how do I ask for an evaluation when scores are perfect?
2. Appeal for AAP even with low scores?

Thanks!