MOONSHADOW  was thinking about Re: ad(h)d and keyed into cyberspace:
M>JS> First off, if you are in the USA and have an official diagnosis
M>JS> then demand PPT or whatever they call them in your area. This is
M>JS> an official meeting to plan out how the school is going to
M>JS> accomodate your daughter's problems, an is a legal requirement.
M>JS> And don't let them buffalo you - if you don't agree to what gets
M>JS> said, refu to sign anything until changes are made.
M>    Thanks Jerry for your input. The schools here say she doesn't have
M>a  learning disability and is not "resource" material. ADD and ADHD
M>can be  controlled by meds and this is why it is not a learning
M>disability.
Was Tennessee re-admitted to the US after the Civil War? Thought so....
The **STATE** does not determine what is a disability. It is a Federal 
decision. ADHD *********IS********** considered under IDEA, section 504 
of the Rehab Act, AND the Americans With Disabilities Act. 
I could u/l the memo from the US Department of Education that says this. 
I have it. 
OOf course the state here (TN) just put a hold on
M>diability claims for AD/HD but she is  now diagnosed as being bi-polar
M>too. She is not controlled, we can't find a  drug that helps at all.
M>I am just at the end of my rope and can't help this  poor child at
M>all. If I could afford too home school her I would but that  isn't
M>possible unless I win the lottery..(and TN won't ever have a Lottery
M>either)    Thanks again, hope too hear froom you again..:) 
Call the Office of Civil Rights of the US Department of Education. They 
WILL help.
                   ===>Mark Probert<===
                   mark.probert@juno.com
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