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Have you spoken to the teachers yet? To me that would be the first step. I remember being very concerned at the amount of homework my son had. When I talked to the teacher I learned that most of what I thought was homework, was work my son had not completed at school. I also learned that sometimes he was misunderstanding the requirements and trying to more than required. Once we got a diagnosis for him it helped a lot. They will not give accomodations based just on a parent's word, because sad to say there are parents out there who will lie to get thier kids less homework. In seventh grade they are getting ready for high school. At this point you need to start looking at your daughter and what her future might be. Some children will not be able to go to college and some will. Some children will not be able to live on thier own and others will. The other thing to look for is to try to be objective and be sure she is not using her disability as an excuse. My dyslexic son started to do that at the beginning of 8th grade. Yes, he is dyslexic, but last year he was able to get straight A's. This fall he decided that since he was dyslexic it meant he didn't even have to try to read anything and he could just skip those assignments. When I or the teachers questioned him he would burst into tears and tell us he could not read. However, later in the semester he admitted it was harder than last year and he just was tired of it. He is now back to trying and getting very good grades. I am not saying this is the case with your daughter, but it's something worth watching for.
Talk to the teachers first, they might be more willing to help than you think. However, you are going to have to give them a reason to give her less homework.
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