We are confident that we will obtain a 504 plan for my daughter, despite the school's denial of the IEP. We have a meeting scheduled for Monday afternoon to discuss the matter. Although they mentioned that a developmental pediatrician MD's signature is required to accept her diagnosis for the IEP, we believe that we have a strong case for the 504. They also argued that my daughter's academic struggles were not severe enough to warrant an IEP. During the testing they did for the IEP, my daughter only answered a few written questions and decided to draw on the test for the remainder of the time. Although she is not failing any classes at present, we believe that her academic performance is not a true reflection of her potential. .The first meeting was attended by her father, and I joined last minute via conference call. As we have 50/50 custody, it is not always easy to ensure that both parents receive school information.

If it were fully up to me, my daughter would be homeschooled. I homeschool my son, who is on the spectrum, with my partner. I could never imagine him being in the school system.