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I thought of this thread when my son used his extended time accomadation per his 504 for the first time this year (the plan was just written at the end of last school year and he doesn't need it all the time). I told him he needed to inform the teacher on Friday (due date) but he didn't know quite what to say so he said nothing. He finished Saturday morning and attached a note in the email with the paper explaining after the fact that he was "using his 504" and why the assignment gave him problems. I corresponded with his teacher explaining it was his first time asking for extended time and that I had suggested he contact her Thursday or Friday so she would know the assignment was coming just delayed. My goal is that he will ask the instructor for help right after it is assigned rather that freak out the night before it is due. His problem is recognizing which assignments he can whip out no problem and which assignment twist his autistic brain in knots. Sometimes he spends more time complaining that could be spent asking for clarification.

Teacher was very nice and understanding (she has a rep for being tough). But she mentioned she has a nephew with autism and enjoys my son in class. So she is tough yet understanding.

We are having a big problem with the Social Studies teacher. I explained at the beginning of the year the issues and followed up with emails. All of his teachers are great, except for her. She is constantly berating him for not writing on the level the rest of the class is and tore him up on the eval for the psych. I told the psych yesterday that I was fed up with her actions. He cannot help the issues he has. She needs to be a teacher and do her job.

Cookie, my son is getting extra time for inclass writing. The issue at hand is logistical details how/when to give him that extra time. Since DS is in H.S. with grades switching he can't necessarily just stay longer. In my option that should be worked out now for this years teacher, not for every upcoming assignment. There is a level of social embarrassment about all this that makes my child not want to use his accommodations.

I bring up the idea an accommodation to turn some turn assignments in late. He will get really anxious on random assignments, that anxiety will cause procrastination and then he will write/do nothing. I'm trying to break him of this by being on top of his homework particularly larger projects but it doesn't always work.

jaggirl47 It's always ONE teacher. This year the bane of my existence is DS's Chemestry teacher. A class he should be able to get an A. But this teacher is so disorganized she is enabling his disorganization.

His doesn't want to work with him. Ugh. Depending on how the meeting goes Monday I might request he gets transferred to a new class.