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My son has had a 504 plan since the 4th grade and now he is in the 9th grade. I have always had routine meetings, but now this new principal wants more testing done for reevaluation. Do I have to agree to this? ADD is a chronic disorder. My son has not changed over summer.I feel I have angered this man when I went over his head on my son's 504 plan and now he is doing this. please help.
Dear Genn,
There is not one specific answer to your question. A 504 plan is based upon a diagnosis that requires that your son needs modifications to access the curriculum. Without those modifications your son is at a disadvantage because the ADHD decreases his alertness. The only documentation you should need is an MD letter stating that your son has the diagnosis and that it indeed does decrease his alertness.
Academic testing or Psychological testing, I don't believe, is required for a 504 plan as a person with asthma or who is in a wheel chair can have a 504 plan and there is no testing for those conditions. It is very unusual for a principal to be spearheading this process at all. I would suggest you talk to the liaison for the exceptional children's or special needs department. He won't like it but you may have to talk to the liaison about getting this principal more education about 504 plans and ADHD. It is likely that he does not truly believe in the diagnosis of ADHD and therefore is making a stink. That's speculation, of course.
I hope that I have given you a starting place.
Many Blessings to you.
Christine
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Christine D. DeLoatch, MA CCC-SLP
Expertise
My expertise is both personal and professional. I am an adult with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, and I am an ASHA certified Speech-language pathologist. I worked in the school system, giving direct theraputic servies to children with both language difficulties and attention deficit disorder. (I am very familiar with the IEP process and the IDEA.)I have consulted on-line, in person and via the telephone with a number of parents of children with ADD.
Experience
My area of expertise lies in my holistic approach to ADD and other similar neurologically-based conditions including Non-verbal learning disorders. I am a researcher of medical treatments, studies regarding concrete documentation of the geographical differences in the "ADD" brain (PET scans, SPECT scans, etc.) herbal treatments, functional organizational strategies for children and adults (stuff that'll get you through the day; sensory techniques for relaxation and stress relief; and organizational tools - from the technological to the home-grown type. I am also a researcher of other conditions that are frequently co-existing with ADD. I have read extensively about women's issues and am an empathetic individal who would like to share strength, hope, experience and education.
Organizations
I hold a Certificate of Clinical Competency issued by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.
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