[MOSAIC] ADHD

[Laura Cannon]

In our district (Texas) a student could be 504 because of ADHD but not sp.
ed.  That requires testing--with strong reasons of academic need and lots of
data that everything else has been tried first--new process called GIST.
Boy do we love acronyms.
Laura

-----Original Message-----
From: mosaic-bounces at literacyworkshop.org
[mailto:mosaic-bounces at literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Mary Kaleta
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 4:58 PM
To: mosaic at literacyworkshop.org
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] ADHD

This thread on ADHD and 504 plans has been interesting. It seems that ADHD 
is handled differently throughout the country. My school district does not 
place children who are diagnosed with ADHD on a 504. These children usually 
qualify for sped services as health impaired. Then it is determined how much

of their instructional day is spent in sped classes or regular education 
classes. It usually is decided by how well they have their condition under 
control. In my district ADHD must be medically diagnosed by a physician. The

doctor will collect data from as many sources as possible: teacher, parent, 
sports coaches and sometimes even the student. I also believe a diagnosis 
can also be determined by a cat scan.

Mary /sped/8/IL

<All this is very interesting to me because I've never seen a child on a 504

because of ADHD.  I guess I really do live in "the outback."  Bev>

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