Non-traditional HS options for ADHD 8th grader

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Have Ted also check to see if the State provides any amenities to homeschoolers. Our state provides testing, documentation, and training services pre K through 12 for special needs kids of all kinds. This takes place through the Area Education office (AEA) and is free to all students. They even offered transportation to and from our home. I never took them up on any services, but found there were speech pathologists, behavioral management training, remedial teachers, coaches to help strategize test taking, etc all located at the AEA to render services for students. Busses transported kids from their prospective schools to work on their needs. If your state offers such a service, this may help everyone with the transition in the event they decide to homeschool, especially for those who view the public school as a lifeline.

Another thought, is that if Anna is not scoring well in the public school classroom, see about getting the an IEP ( an individualized Education Plan) ( as provided by section 504 in the law) which would clearly denote to the teacher what exactly she needs in her classroom in order for Anna to succeed. Such things that would be listed are extra time on tests, be seated in the front of the classroom to limit distractions, hand a test back if questions were left blank so the student develops a cue to look over the test again and is given time to work problems. There is a ton of info on the Internet to give ideas for wording when structuring IEP plans. Perhaps this will buffer her current life in public school.