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Need some advice for my 6 year old with ADHD and ODD.
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<blockquote data-quote="exhausted" data-source="post: 432345" data-attributes="member: 11001"><p>Hello and welcome. </p><p>I'm sorry about your daughter's school experience-it certainly has not been productive. When I was a special educator a number of years ago, I did teach kindergarten and 1st grade children with disabilities. Children who are still biting at this age may have communication issues, they don't have the words or the words quickly enough to express their frustration. An IEP comes after an evaluation and yes there needs to be a delay in academic achievement. A BIP for behavior accompanies any IEP where there are behavioral goals. Children with ADHD often qualify for 504 plans that provide for accomodations for your child. In all cases you will need an evaluation-the 504 requires a diagnosis. Another route is through the speech therapist. If she is delayed with her language skills, which is not just speech sounds, but the syntax, sentence and vocabulary development, she can also qualify for an IEP. Sometimes these children do develop learning disabilities over time-not always.( some here will recommend looking into a neuropsychologist evaluation and looking at a disorder along the autistic spectrum if she has language delays). Is her not listening to anyone" related to a communication issue like auditory processing deficits? These are common in kids with ADHD and can stand alone (some speech people disagree with this)</p><p>Girls are often overlooked by teachers as having ADHD or even ADD. There issues manifest in different ways. It would be worth looking into, however just because your son's have it does not necessarily mean she will.</p><p> </p><p>In my opinion, it is worth going in and speaking with the counselor and principal to see of there is a better way to help your daughter be successful in school. I would also demand an experienced, and thoughful teacher next year-this can make all the difference in the world. If you have a problem solving attitude and share with them all you do to support them (taking away privaledges etc.) hopefully they will be helpful. It would not be a bad idea to ask for an assessment as well. I do believe the ones you get outside the school are better if you can afford it or your insurance covers it.</p><p> </p><p>Some here (myself to a certain extent) like the books by Ross Greene called<u> The Explosive Child</u> and<u> Lost at School</u> (the later has more descriptive help with collaborative problem solving).I have found lots of good ideas in many books and find I need a large bag of tricks, so I don't stop with these books, I also love the <u>Tough Kid Tool Box</u>, Love and Logic, and an older book called "The Difficult Child".</p><p> </p><p>by the way, my son had pretty severe ADHD and is now very successful and happy (the most important thing). The school fight was exhausting-so gear up. Its a matter of resources which are limited, stressed teachers, and under-prepared teachers. </p><p>Keep us posted and try making a signature in your profile so we know more about your situation, it helps people with ideas to share.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="exhausted, post: 432345, member: 11001"] Hello and welcome. I'm sorry about your daughter's school experience-it certainly has not been productive. When I was a special educator a number of years ago, I did teach kindergarten and 1st grade children with disabilities. Children who are still biting at this age may have communication issues, they don't have the words or the words quickly enough to express their frustration. An IEP comes after an evaluation and yes there needs to be a delay in academic achievement. A BIP for behavior accompanies any IEP where there are behavioral goals. Children with ADHD often qualify for 504 plans that provide for accomodations for your child. In all cases you will need an evaluation-the 504 requires a diagnosis. Another route is through the speech therapist. If she is delayed with her language skills, which is not just speech sounds, but the syntax, sentence and vocabulary development, she can also qualify for an IEP. Sometimes these children do develop learning disabilities over time-not always.( some here will recommend looking into a neuropsychologist evaluation and looking at a disorder along the autistic spectrum if she has language delays). Is her not listening to anyone" related to a communication issue like auditory processing deficits? These are common in kids with ADHD and can stand alone (some speech people disagree with this) Girls are often overlooked by teachers as having ADHD or even ADD. There issues manifest in different ways. It would be worth looking into, however just because your son's have it does not necessarily mean she will. In my opinion, it is worth going in and speaking with the counselor and principal to see of there is a better way to help your daughter be successful in school. I would also demand an experienced, and thoughful teacher next year-this can make all the difference in the world. If you have a problem solving attitude and share with them all you do to support them (taking away privaledges etc.) hopefully they will be helpful. It would not be a bad idea to ask for an assessment as well. I do believe the ones you get outside the school are better if you can afford it or your insurance covers it. Some here (myself to a certain extent) like the books by Ross Greene called[U] The Explosive Child[/U] and[U] Lost at School[/U] (the later has more descriptive help with collaborative problem solving).I have found lots of good ideas in many books and find I need a large bag of tricks, so I don't stop with these books, I also love the [U]Tough Kid Tool Box[/U], Love and Logic, and an older book called "The Difficult Child". by the way, my son had pretty severe ADHD and is now very successful and happy (the most important thing). The school fight was exhausting-so gear up. Its a matter of resources which are limited, stressed teachers, and under-prepared teachers. Keep us posted and try making a signature in your profile so we know more about your situation, it helps people with ideas to share. [/QUOTE]
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