ADHD: A Place to Start
Do You Know?
 | There are parents that can't hold a job because they can't find a day care center for a | |
| special needs child? Or because they have too many phone calls at work related to their child, or too many appointments to keep with the doctors and school officials? |
| “Special education” in schools is not just for mentally retarded children? "Special" help | |
| is available for children with all types of disabilities if the child qualifies. |
| ADHD does not present in children the same way? Symptoms can range from mild to | |
| extremely severe. |
| Brain imaging may indicate variances for many disorders? |
| Federal (IDEA, Section 504, ADA) and state laws are in place which mandate schools to | |
| evaluate children at no cost to the parents – but many times children fall through the cracks if the parents or caregiver isn’t knowledgeable of the laws or doesn’t keep good contact records and persistently follow-up with the school district? |
| Your child may be eligible for supplemental income? |
| The earlier the child gets treatment, the better chance of a good outcome? |
| There are many types of learning disabilities? |
| Children with high IQ's fail in school because they have an undetected learning disorder? |
| Learning disorders and neurological disorders many times co-exist? |
| Parents can request via the school district that their child be evaluated -- you don't have | |
| to wait for the teacher or school counselor? There's no cost to the parent. |
| If the parent disagrees with the school evaluation, the parent can request an evaluation be | |
| conducted by a source outside the school district? (IEE) |
| Your child may be eligible for low cost insurance? |
| If you're a teacher, you can be held personally liable for not following an IEP? |
| Child advocates can help you navigate the system(s)? |
| Allergy to a food dye, milk product, or other food can cause your child's behavior to | |
| mimic a neurological disorder? |
| Many adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are diagnosed after their child | |
| (ren) is determined to have the disorder? |
| Not all people have the "Hyperactivity" part of ADHD? |
| Sometimes people have to give up custody of their children to the state in order to get | |
| treatment for the child? |
| If your child requires more than traditional parenting skills due to being strong-willed, | |
| ADHD, ODD, etc., there are behavior management techniques that can help the parent regain control? |
| There is a difference between a tantrum and a rage? |
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Updated 08-12-2008
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