Keep pushing for services for your child. My almost 7 year old was kicked out of preschool (public preschool) and the special ed Pre-K, for "bad behavior". These people are inept to dealing with ADD/ODD children. He finally started 1st grade this year. They started him at only a few hours a day. I had to get a lawyer ( which was a waste of time and money). The best thing that ever happened was to file a "due process request" AND we got an advocate through Equip for Equality. They are wonderful. He has a one on one aide and is doing well so far in school. You have to push the school district. Call the superintendent, call the special ed director....keep on their case. He needs those services. If you can get a specific diagnosis and have your doctor explain in writing what your child will need to succeed whether it be OT, Speech therapy, social work etc, they should provide that in school!!! Good Luck and keep pushing and praying!!! It does work! Check out the IEP/school section of this website there are great ideas there also. Request and IEP evaluation>

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Hello cowgirl:

Welcome to the ADDitude forums and thank you for your post. Federal law requires public school to provide educational accommodations for children diagnosed with ADHD or other learning disabilities. Sometimes you just have to fight for them!

As a first step, I would recommend downloading a few of ADDitude's free Printables about ADHD accommodations: A Parent's Guide to ADHD School Accommodations, 9 Ways to Achieve Success at School, and Classroom Accommodations to Help ADHD Children.

These should give you the ammunition you need to get started. ADDitude's articles about your legal rights with ADHD could also help.

Best of luck! And let us know what happens...

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