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<blockquote data-quote="dadside" data-source="post: 337884" data-attributes="member: 5707"><p>[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]<span style="font-size: 10px">Behavior issues often go along with learning difficulties that aren't being met well. If the student is struggling just to get by, they may get discouraged and/or turn to other things they <em>can</em> do. Sometimes that becomes filling the time, and you can follow the rest.</span>[/FONT]</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Public schools are required to provide a free appropriate education with (non-medical) supports to any child in their district with one or more specified disabilities that have a significant adverse impact on their learning. Public schools are required to provide special education and related services to eligible children in a private school, although those things may not necessarily be provided <em>in</em> the private school. Private schools are not covered by IDEA, but many are cooperative in serving covered students.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Whether or not his teachers think your son has ADHD is not a deciding factor. Also, it is not the only possible disability. He might have trouble with any number of things, including psychological or neurological issues. I can't tell. </span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">The public school is supposed to evaluate your son if you make a written request that they do so, and you provide written consent to the evaluation. Your evaluation request should include every area of suspected disability. The time they have to do the evaluation, determine his eligibility and decide (with your participation) on any special education and services varies by state, but in most states the evaluation is to be done within 60 calendar days from your consent. The public school's evaluation probably won't be as extensive as you might get elsewhere, and won't include strictly medical issues (the schools can't diagnose), but should identify educational needs and may suggest possible medical referral.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">There is more information elsewhere on this site (can't recall where) about the content of the letter, which may be addressed to your public school district's director of special education and/or the superintendent. If the district balks in any way, or if you want help getting through the process, contact your state's <em>P</em>arent <em>T</em>raining <em>&</em> <em>I</em>nformation <em>C</em>enter.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dadside, post: 337884, member: 5707"] [FONT=Arial, sans-serif][SIZE=2]Behavior issues often go along with learning difficulties that aren't being met well. If the student is struggling just to get by, they may get discouraged and/or turn to other things they [I]can[/I] do. Sometimes that becomes filling the time, and you can follow the rest.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=2]Public schools are required to provide a free appropriate education with (non-medical) supports to any child in their district with one or more specified disabilities that have a significant adverse impact on their learning. Public schools are required to provide special education and related services to eligible children in a private school, although those things may not necessarily be provided [I]in[/I] the private school. Private schools are not covered by IDEA, but many are cooperative in serving covered students.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Whether or not his teachers think your son has ADHD is not a deciding factor. Also, it is not the only possible disability. He might have trouble with any number of things, including psychological or neurological issues. I can't tell. [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]The public school is supposed to evaluate your son if you make a written request that they do so, and you provide written consent to the evaluation. Your evaluation request should include every area of suspected disability. The time they have to do the evaluation, determine his eligibility and decide (with your participation) on any special education and services varies by state, but in most states the evaluation is to be done within 60 calendar days from your consent. The public school's evaluation probably won't be as extensive as you might get elsewhere, and won't include strictly medical issues (the schools can't diagnose), but should identify educational needs and may suggest possible medical referral.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]There is more information elsewhere on this site (can't recall where) about the content of the letter, which may be addressed to your public school district's director of special education and/or the superintendent. If the district balks in any way, or if you want help getting through the process, contact your state's [I]P[/I]arent [I]T[/I]raining [I]&[/I] [I]I[/I]nformation [I]C[/I]enter.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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