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Name: Laura

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My son is in the sixth grade and has been diagnosed with Severe ADHD. He struggles in school. He was retained in third grade and recieved a social promotion from fourth to fifth grade and from fifth to sixth grade! I finally after fighting for a year and a half got him in resource but now the school has singled him out and he is recieving refferals almost daily. I requested a behavior plan to be a part of his IEP and the specialist didn't feel it was necessary! I believe it is obviously needed and don't know how to go about getting my son the extra help he needs to be successful in recieving an education! Does anyone know what I can do? ↓

Name: Double D | Date: Nov 18th, 2005 5:45 PM

You may do what I had to Do...
Threaten to go to the school board..Once I did that, they started jumping through hoops.. ↑

Name: Janet T | Date: Nov 27th, 2005 10:19 PM

Hello Laura: Sorry to here about your son.I have gone though the same with my son .I'm still affected by this after all these years.My son now 21 years old and it doesn't stop.I feel for you greatly.I don't know where you are from ,so I can't help you with the school system part.I'm from Calgary Alberta.Maybe we can talk on MSN some day if your interested. Janet ↑