http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/379126/Where-do-I-get-help-for-my-ADHD-son My 6 year old was just recently diagnosed with ADHD. He is in the 1st grade now, but he was referred for testing by his kindergarden teacher. I received NO help from the school and had to go to a private phycologist to get the ball rolling. Now I am stuggling with the school to get him help. I sat down with the principal and school counciler to prepare at 504 plan (they said he didn't qualify for an IEP), but the teacher is not cooperating. Beverly Elementary is supposed to be one of the best schools in TPS. My son is now so far behind that he is probably going to have to repeat the 1st grade. We have another conference next week and I am hoping that somebody knows something I don't so I can go to it with a full aresenal. His teacher has stalled any progress we could have been making all year, has failed to communicate, even when I initiate the communication. I am so lost and heartbroken, my poor baby tries so hard. There has to be more I can do. GreatSchools en-us healthy11 Medication won't solve a child's learning difficulties, but it will allow a student to focus better on what strategies the instructor is trying to use to teach them. My son ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/379126/Where-do-I-get-help-for-my-ADHD-son?cpage=1#comment_379449 5100.379449 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:52:48 -0700 Ayden821 Yes my son was started on Adderol XR, although i have only seen minimal improvement. He was given the whole battery of tests by the phycologist. We had to go ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/379126/Where-do-I-get-help-for-my-ADHD-son?cpage=1#comment_379438 5100.379438 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:44:54 -0700 healthy11 dhfl143 already gave you some good information, but I have a son with ADHD (and also dyslexia and dysgraphia, which are reading and writing learning disabilities) and I have a ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/379126/Where-do-I-get-help-for-my-ADHD-son?cpage=1#comment_379381 5100.379381 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:54:27 -0700 dhfl143 Take heart in that you got a diagnosis so early. This give you opportunity to provide appropriate interventions in a timely fashion. It can be a bit overwhelming initially. So ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/379126/Where-do-I-get-help-for-my-ADHD-son?cpage=1#comment_379134 5100.379134 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:44:23 -0700