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My 2nd son came home from India and spoke no English and little Tamil. He also has CP mild MR.
I agree do the testing and if you feel they are missing a DX get another evau. My filipino son had one evalu w/ IQ of 73 the other 130 both w/i 2 monthes of each other.. But the 2nd evualor recongized the adhd and sent him home to return another day when he just could not focus instead of tsting him at ag6 for 4 hours straight.
Back to the ESL. I think while it helps we also have speech services for my east Indian son ar school and privately as well as ESL, He will be home 3 yrs this May and he is still not considered an English speaker as he falls just short. His speech therapist has mentioned add but she has found various ways to keep him focused.
Back to my older son w/ ADHD he roo had problems following directions etc and we soon realized it was the anxiety of getting the work done......one thing we did was during test he is given only one sheet at a time, oral direction if there is a handout he must keep the paper turned over and then before read the directions to the teacher or aide,nwe also used round flash card ( on dessert plates) as many children are able to retain information on a circle shape easier, 4/4 during math and gym brain exercises and color overlays when he reads after being etsted for his right color.
Avail yourself of what ever is out there. Go w/ your gut feeling and advocate. advocate.
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