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Evaluating the Need for Separate ADHD Schools and Knowing Your Child's Legal Rights

When a child has ADD ADHD, it is not uncommonalso qualify under IDEA if they have
for the first person to recognize thesimultaneously been diagnosed with a learning
symptoms to be the child's teacher. Many ofdisablity  or  with  emotional  problems.
the symptoms of ADHD can seem more pronounced
in a structured classroom setting, when aChidren who don't qualify for specialized
child is forced to sit still and focus oneducation under IDEA can still find help
something specific. Of course, a teacher'sunder Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
suspicion is not grounds for assumption thatof 1973, which is an anti-discrimination
your child has the condition. A diagnosis ofprovision designed to protect people with
ADHD should come only after valid ADHDdisabilities. It prohibits programs that are
assessment tests and extensive professionalfederally funded, such as public schools,
evaluation that includes such factors as hisfrom discriminating against people with
or her behavior at school, at home and atdisabilities, and requires schools to
play, and that eliminates the possibilityaccomodate them. Accomodations can include
that your child is suffering from otherthings such as altering test-taking rules or
conditions, such as depression or anxiety,providing  help  with  note-taking.
that  can  produce  similar  symptoms.
The Americans with Disabilities Act also
If you do determine that your child has ADHDprohibits discrimination on the basis of
and needs special child ADHD treatment, youdisability, but includes organizations which
should be aware of the legal rights yourrecieve no federal funding. Under this
child has to an education that accomodatesprovision, children with ADHD qualify for
his or her needs. ADHD children can havespecial help at public and at private
difficulty performing well in school andschools.
teachers can become frustrated with students
who have behavioral problems or who requireAlthough these statutes must be legally
constant attention. Although you can weighupheld by schools, some school systems do not
the benefits of private tutors, homeschoolingaccurately train teachers and administrators
or "ADHD schools" -- special schools forto recognize the symptoms of ADHD, and they
children with learning disabilities (ADHD isare often unaware of their legal obligations
not technically a learning disability, butto accomodate children who suffer from it.
some schools have programs that includeYour child does have a legal right to these
instruction for ADHD children), there areprovisions, and you have the right to request
laws which mandate that your child receivethem. In rare cases, when a school has been
specialized education within the confines offound to lack in sufficient accomodation, the
the  public  school  system  as  well.state has paid for children to attend
specialized private schools. Many public
The Individuals with Disabilities Educationschools, however, have excellent systems in
Act (IDEA) is a federal statute that requiresplace, and more and more frequently, teachers
schools to identify children who have ADHD orare being trained to teach all kinds of
other learning disorders and to providestudents,  including  those  with  ADHD.
special education or provide other services
to qualifying students. In order to qualifyWebmaster: You are authorized to reprint this
under IDEA, a child's ADHD must be found toarticle providing the author bio/resource box
be severe enough to impair the child'sis left completely in tact - including all
education. Children who suffer from ADHD mayhyperlinks.



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