Anxiety Disorders in Children Support Group

Childhood","This community is for parents and caregivers of children who exhibit signs of anxiety. Anxiety refers to a complex combination of negative emotions that includes fear, apprehension and worry, and is often accompanied by physical sensations such as palpitations, nausea, chest pain and/or shortness of breath."

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bonnieboo11 04/27/2015

Does anyone's child have an IEP for anxiety,ADHD, or related diagnoses? We currently have a 504 but today my daughter's teacher recommended I get one for next year.I would love any info, thanks

icy88 01/19/2022

My son has an IEP for anxiety. Feel free to ask any questions. Why does the teacher thinks an IEP is better than the 504?

kbb118 02/09/2022

This past fall, my teen daughter's therapist recommended 504 to address items at school that my daughter was extremely anxious about. A few weeks ago, depression was also added to her diagnosis. We met with a med management person yesterday who suggested exploring an IEP. The way she explained it, the 504 has a lower level of accommodations than an IEP.

I found some helpful info in trying to understand the difference of IEP. Here are the links in case you haven't come across them before.

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/the-difference-between-ieps-and-504-plans

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/conditions-covered-under-idea?_sp=4f4b01ca-a167-4963-92c8-ee6bd640ab2f.1644410423815

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