Dear Carol,
Another areas that could be fleshed out — making the connection between ADHD and OHI for the purpose of qualifying.
Thanks again.
Rebecca
How much attention issues impact access to the general education curriculum? In other words, “Does a diagnosis of ADHD automatically entitle a student to a 504 plan?” Each student must be evaluated individually and depending on the amount of educational need, rather than modifications and accommodations needed, an IEP under Other Health Impaired (OHI) might be exactly fitting. For example, many students with ADHD have written expression issues. If those written expression issues will be accommodated with extra time, that student may find a 504 will work fine. If the student needs specially designed instruction to learn the structure of writing a paragraph then an IEP is appropriate.
Other Health Impaired (OHI) is a category that can be used to qualify those for an IEP that do not qualify with a learning disability but may qualify under OHI.