Friday, January 13, 2012

Getting an evaluation for an IEP?

First of all if she is having behavioral problems at school you might need to have her put in a more structured cl. Not a lot of teacher know what to do with children who have behavior problems. She could be bored, not making friends, maybe socially maturing at a slower pace than other students and will grow out of it. ADHD is extremely over diagnosed. I was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 6 by children's hospital and put on all sorts of different medications till about the age of 11. I figured out later that I never had ADD or ADHD and all the Dr. visits and special IEP program just put me through a lot emotional trauma being different from my peers. Her situation sounds identical to mine at that age. I had to also repeat kindergarten. Eventually I grew out of this by the starting of middle school. If I could give you any advice it would be to get her a tutor. If her life is too different from her peers at a young age for too long she will probably resent it later. I do think it is a good Idea for her to get tested for dyslexia incase she does struggle with this problem which is easy to correct and very common. Currently I work as an elementary special education teacher in WA.

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