From time to time i deal with this.My son is 14 and in jr high,I really think anymore these teacher,when they go to school,need to learn about these kids,and how to help them.
I have spent hours looking up information for the teachers and have compiled small booklets that I am going to give to the teachers and demand that they do their homework. His therapist is going to attend the meeting also for back-up. Does anyone have any suggestions of a website that is specifically for teachers. My son is extremely ADHD and is small for his age so unfortunately the amount of medication they can give him doesn't completely help. The real problem we run into with the school is that we can't get him into any resourse programs because he tests too high. Even though he's ADHD he's extremely intelligent. I excercise my rights under the 504 plan, but getting the teachers to use any of my suggestions is like pulling teeth.I just had a meeting with my son's school psych who re-tested him for me. She had my son, myself and my son's main teacher fill out the behavior assessment forms. The teacher reported that she didn't see any ADHD symptoms at all, in spite of the things she was saying in reports to me about he wasn't paying attention,etc. She even mentioned on the report that my son's only problem was that he didn't want to do the work and I needed to crack down on him.
Fortunately, one of the requirements for testing is that the evaluator watches the child in a classroom setting. Ours monitored my son twice and both times saw very obvious inattentive behavior. That, combined with the actual test results which indicated that he did have ADHD inattentive type managed to get us an accurate diagnosis.
Not only are many teachers ignorant on how to deal with ADHD kids, many don't recognize or believe that ADHD even exists as a real disorder. If you feel strongly that your son is ADHD or have had him tested and diagnosed, do not let the teacher get away with treating him like a child who won't rather than one who can't. You can go to the psych in school and get an evaluation done. You can request that they consider an IEP or 504.
It is important to save every note the teacher sends you regarding your child's behavior and class work. In my son's case, what the teacher said to me clearly indicated that he did have the symptoms even though she refused to recognize them as such on a formal report.