Thread by @revdrduke

Wondering if any parents out there have negotiated 504 or IEP #remotelearning accommodations for a teen with #ADHD. Trying to figure out what will work + what is reasonable when school is fully virtual.

@ErynnBrook I'm wondering if you or any of your followers might have ideas?

FWIW, I also have #ADHD (my son's dx at age 8 was the aha moment that led me down the path to my own dx), so I have a deep understanding of his challenges + needs, but am out of my depth in trying to provide all the supports + structure to help. Was managing it okay pre-pandemic.

Son hasn't had a 504 or IEP since 5th grade - did well in middle school w/o accommodations. Began doing less well in 9th grade after being hit by a car while walking home from school (was physically okay but had significant mental + emotional trauma).

In 10th grade, I met with the counselor to discuss a 504 and he encouraged me to first go a less formal route and work with each individual teacher on accommodations. Kind of a lot for a mom w/ ADHD + a full-time job + stage 4 cancer to attempt w/ 7 different teachers.

I was daunted but determined to do it, but then the pandemic happened and school closed down the week after I met with the counselor. I met w/ the counselor again this fall, and again he encouraged me to deal w/ this teacher-by-teacher.

I couldn't even figure out what accommodations to ask for beyond what the school system was already doing for all students during the pandemic, like requiring all teachers to allow late work (though they can still penalize for it) and theoretically lightening workloads.

Now that we've made it through the first semester, I have a better sense of some things that would help, but mostly it's mind-boggling, esp. with 6 different teachers using 2 different digital platforms and using them differently from each other.

Now, almost a year into this mess, I'm getting ready to meet with the counselor again, and this time I intend to have a 504 plan in place. But I would love to hear from any other parents who have somehow figured out how school support works for #remotelearning with #ADHD.