Does your child have ADD? What modifications in school do they have?

Answer 1

Alot depends on the child. One son has an IEp to help him handle and learn to organize himself. he doesn't get much for actual modifications or special classes except that he can request some extra time if he has been working hard on an assignment. His Iep is designed to help him learn to be self suffient not dependant on the system. MY other son has a 504(almost like an IEP) this allows him to devlope a different organization system than what the teacher may have if it suits him better.
the main thing is that IEP's teach the child things like self advocacy, oragnization, and how to become idependant and not dependant on the system. A good modification will do this.

medication alone generally doesn't work for add or adhd.

Answer 2

If your child has a diagnosis by a medical professional of ADD, talk to your school about setting up an IEP (Individualized Education Program) for their school functioning. This will help if your child needs certain modifications such as quite time, play time, etc during the school day.

Answer 3

I met with the counselor, assistant principal and teacher for my son with ADHD in Kindergarten. We were trying to treat him without medicine but he was suspended the 2nd day of school for hitting his teacher twice and disrupting class. We put him on medication and it has done wonders. We are still working on the right dose.. His school has been wonderful. His teacher lets him get up and walk around the class if he needs to. She does it in sneaky ways like sending him to run an errand or asking him to help in another way. That way the other kids don't notice he is getting different treatment. If he has to stand instead of sit she allows that as long as he is standing at his desk and doing what he is supposed to do.If he gets angry, he now tells the teacher and asks to see the counselor. His teacher writes a paragraph on his behavior ,good and bad, every night to share with the dr. so we can be sure he gets the right dosage of medicine. The best advice I received from a psychologist was to speak to the principal at registration and request that he be put with an experienced teacher. Without her, this mess would have been even worse. She even fought to keep him from being suspended from school for hitting her even though she didn't succeed.

Answer 4

The answer that they have to go through life without any help and they must learn to "deal"with it is utter nonsense! My son has been diagnosed with ADHD. My husband also said,"all he needs is tough love!". My son went to grade 1 beginning of this year and was expeld by the middle of the second term. He has now been asked to leave his 2nd school this year! I am going to put him on medication in the next few weeks. The more you drug them the better it is for you. The amount of money my son has caused my this year is damaged to other peoples property is exhausting. Perhaps being medicated will help us to regain a normal life for the new year. There is alot of talk about "special education programmes" in school, but trust me it does not exist. When it comes to the crunch, nobody wants to get involved, but everyone wants you to do something about it. It is a nightmare that I wouldnt wish on my worst enemy. If your child has been diagnosed with ADD, there is two sets of advise I would give.............Run for you life........or you will have to just sit with the nightmare for the rest of your life.

Answer 5

The IEP will specify the needs of the individual. Mine is thriving on medication.

Without the medication she was violent, self-destructive and self loathing.

She will remember her childhood well.

If you do not want to medicate your child (see below) then you are choosing to ignore his/her medical condition.

Would you deny a diabetic insulin? Expose a kid with allergies to allergens?

The stigma here is ridiculous. Advocate for your child and ask questions until you are satisfied with the results.

My child just needs a little extra time and to be brought back to paying attention and staying on task.

Answer 6

yes -an individual education program (IEP) that the teachers must follow and is modified when neccesary -adaptive classroom -- extra person in the classroom to help, time and a half on tests and projects, resource room, -- just to name a few -- these modifications depend on the school district

Answer 7

It depends on the particular subject. For example, in spelling tests, he gets the test taken by an aide, and she goes slow so that he gets all the words. He gets state exams with an aide, and she reads the question--slowly. Frequently he has another child with issues, with him...(the aide works with 2)

mostly she helps him complete work...he can't focus long enough to do it.

Answer 8

NONE,i hate to say it, but my daughters school, has no resources that have helped her, maybe, because i went & had her tested on my own- i took her to a mental health facilty, but they treat & expect the same things from her as any other child- yes, they know it- it was their suggestion, iget her tested. she has a very high i.q & is on medication. you have to have learning disabilititess to get any special help.- i will keep an eye on your question, because,although, she got straight a`s on her 1st three weeks, the teacher, wrote a stern letter , because she is not a team player at her table.

Answer 9

They go into a special class with qualified personnel just for the purpose. It will be a lenghty interview but it's part of a school service.

Answer 10

Mine had ADHD or something like that and we were told to enroll her in a special class - few classmates, the teaching method was not typical because they were graded according to their own pace and output. Its like "you make your own grade, you already have an A, all you need to do is keep it" method. After a year in that program, my daughter was able to get back into regular class.