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Hi,

We're trying to make the decision to go public or private for our now 8th

grade daughter's high school next year. She's been diagnosed with both OCD

and ADHD and is in public now and doing quite well in school; most of her

problems occur at home when she has anxiety attacks over her homework. Her

OCD also flares up big time when she's tired so some nights we'll decide

it's better to go to bed than finish the work. We have heard from other

parents that our local high school has some excellent support systems in

place (accommodation, teaching specialists, readers to make exams oral

rather than written). We were trying to lay the groundwork for a 504 in

middle school, but the guidance counselor said she isn't doing poorly enough

to warrant one. Has anybody encountered this problem? We know that the

pressure in high school will crush her if were not prepared and we'd rather

get the support in place before she fails.

Madalyn

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Hi, my son was considered gifted/advanced (read that as they

knew he was capable) and he had a 504 Plan.

For him when OCD began, his grades and work suffered. But when

things got better and he was back to straight A's, we still kept his

504 Plan.

So - first his grades improved due to his using the accommodations

and modifications in the 504 Plan. But later he used the Plan less

and then even later not at all. But since OCD can cause problems " at

any time " as we all know (wax & wane), we kept the Plan in place.

I think the *key* to get the Plan started is to be able to tell them

how it is affecting her work. Is he spending more time getting it

done than the typical/average student? Are there nights she just

cannot do schoolwork at all (read it or write it or...) or that she

can only get " so much " done due to OCD interfering (and anxiety or

stress she might get can increase her OCD too). Is turning in work

late, or not at all, due to not being able to finish it on time to

hand in, affecting her grades?

Think of any way that her OCD is getting in the way with her

education, that she struggles, that she is having to put in more

time, work harder, is getting help from others...anything that is

more than the typical/average student.

The school has to take into consideration things like extra time and

extra effort (outside help is included, tutors, help from parents...)

that she is now doing to maintain her current grades. And if her

grades are getting marked down due to any diagnosis/OCD problems,

they need to consider that too.

also could " shut down " some nights and nothing got done or

very little. So we had an accommodation that he could turn in late

work with no grade penalty.

Quick thoughts and typing,

>

> Hi,

>

> We're trying to make the decision to go public or private for our

now 8th

> grade daughter's high school next year. She's been diagnosed with

both OCD

> and ADHD and is in public now and doing quite well in school; most

of her

> problems occur at home when she has anxiety attacks over her

homework. Her

> OCD also flares up big time when she's tired so some nights we'll

decide

> it's better to go to bed than finish the work. We have heard from

other

> parents that our local high school has some excellent support

systems in

> place (accommodation, teaching specialists, readers to make exams

oral

> rather than written). We were trying to lay the groundwork for a

504 in

> middle school, but the guidance counselor said she isn't doing

poorly enough

> to warrant one. Has anybody encountered this problem? We know that

the

> pressure in high school will crush her if were not prepared and

we'd rather

> get the support in place before she fails.

>

> Madalyn

>

>

>

>

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