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Category Archives: ADD/ADHD

7 Reasons Why Children Need Recess

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Posted on 09/30/2023 by Wrightslaw — 10 Comments ↓

The research is clear. See 7 Reasons Why Children Need Recess! Continue Reading →

Posted in ADD/ADHD, ADHD, Behavior / Discipline | Tagged ADHD, Behavior and Discipline, Play Deprivation, Rae Pica, Recess | 10 Comments ↓

Aides: DOES HAVING AIDE ON IEP ALSO INCLUDE FIELD TRIPS? (CA)

Posted on 10/19/2016 by Community — 11 Comments ↓

David: My 4th grade Son has ADHD. He has an IEP in place and an behavioral Aide is assigned to him. An optional field trip to Sacramento is scheduled for Continue Reading →

Posted in ADD/ADHD, Discrimination / Section 504 / ADAA, IEPs, Question, Section 504, Supplementary Aids and Services | Tagged A | 11 Comments ↓

U.S. DOE Releases Guidance On Civil Rights of Students with ADHD

Posted on 10/03/2016 by Wrightslaw — 14 Comments ↓

Students with ADHD and Section 504: A Resource Guide  – (07/26/16) U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issues Guidance clarifying the obligation of schools to provide FAPE Continue Reading →

Posted in ADD/ADHD, Discrimination / Section 504 / ADAA, Section 504 | Tagged ADA, ADD, ADHD, Civil Rights, OCR Guidance | 14 Comments ↓

Taking Away Recess as Punishment – Does it Help?

Posted on 06/23/2016 by Wrightslaw — 11 Comments ↓

“77 percent of school principals report that they withhold recess as punishment, even as they simultaneously sing the praises of recess as a factor in academic, cognitive, and social development. Continue Reading →

Posted in ADD/ADHD, ADHD, Behavior / Discipline | Tagged ADHD, Behavior and Discipline, Recess | 11 Comments ↓

Taking Away Recess as Punishment – Find A Better Way

Posted on 06/23/2015 by Community — 33 Comments ↓

My sixth grade son, 12, is diagnosed ADHD with anxiety. His current IEP does not include ADHD, only another disability. He has difficulty finishing his homework.  The school takes away Continue Reading →

Posted in ADD/ADHD, Strategies | Tagged ADHD, Creative Problem Solving, Discipline, PE, Recess | 33 Comments ↓

2015 Youth Achievement Award – Apply Today!

Posted on 12/08/2014 by Wrightslaw — Leave a reply

There is still time to apply! Smart Kids with LD – Fred J. Epstein Youth Achievement Award. This $1,000 award recognizes the strengths and accomplishments of young people with learning Continue Reading →

Posted in ADD/ADHD, Learning Disabilities & Dyslexia, Success Stories | Tagged Fred J. Epstein Youth Achievement Award, Smart Kids with LD | Leave a reply

The School Insists We Medicate My Daughter!

Posted on 06/27/2013 by Wrightslaw — 47 Comments ↓

My daughter has ADHD. She sometimes “acts out” but is not a behavior problem.  At the IEP meeting, the Assistant Principal demanded that we put her on meds. He gave Continue Reading →

Posted in ADD/ADHD, IDEA 2004 | Tagged ADD, ADHD, Advocacy, Mandatory medication policy, Parental Rights | 47 Comments ↓

2013 Smart Kids with LD -Youth Achievement Award

Posted on 01/17/2013 by Wrightslaw — Leave a reply

There is still time to apply! Smart Kids with LD – Fred J. Epstein Youth Achievement Award. This $1,000 award recognizes the strengths and accomplishments of young people with learning Continue Reading →

Posted in ADD/ADHD, Learning Disabilities & Dyslexia, Success Stories | Tagged Clinton Berry, Fred J. Epstein Youth Achievement Award, Smart Kids with LD | Leave a reply

What To Do When ADHD is NOT in the IEP

Posted on 07/11/2011 by Community — 10 Comments ↓

My daughter has been diagnosed with ADHD but it is not included in her current IEP. The school has her diagnosis on file. The school won’t make any accommodations for Continue Reading →

Posted in Accommodations & Modifications, ADD/ADHD, IEPs | Tagged Accommodations, ADHD, Other Health Impaired | 10 Comments ↓

Q & A on ADHD

Posted on 02/07/2011 by Wrightslaw — 8 Comments ↓

My child attends private school and demonstrates focus problems, tics, and some hyperactivity. He was recently diagnosed with ADHD by a physician who recommended a psychoeducational evaluation. The public school Continue Reading →

Posted in ADD/ADHD, Seminars & Training, Tests & Assessments | Tagged ADHD, Evaluations, IEE, Independent Evaluations, Percentile Rank, Standard Scores | 8 Comments ↓

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