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My daughter is in 4th grade. She has trouble expressing herself in writing and when doing her schoolwork she gives short answers. In math and English she doesn't have any problems. I would like to know if she needs an evaluation and to receive further details.

According to the description of your daughter's difficulties, we recommend, before you go for an evaluation, to look for a good teacher, preferable with knowledge of remedial instruction that can work with her in the area of written expression. It's advisable to do this in concordance with the material being learned in class. It's also possible to take advantage of the summer break to work with her on the topics that she'll learn at the beginning of fifth grade. If despite the focused learning with her, the difficulties continue in expression, then it's worthwhile to consider taking her for a general didactic evaluation while consulting with her classroom and remedial instruction teacher.

Together with this, if the gap between her and her classmates is large, already now, then it's likely nevertheless to take her to be evaluated already. To receive a recommendation for a remedial instruction teacher and to receive further details regarding the evaluation process if you decide to start it now, then be in touch with the local Nitzan branch close to your place of residence.

My son was diagnosed at 5-years-old, three years ago, with ADHD, and since then he's been treated with Ritalin. I would like to know if it's worthwhile to do another evaluation with you? In any case I'm interested in doing a didactic evaluation since he has trouble in verbal and written expression.

According to the report you give about such that your son has difficulties in written and verbal expression, certainly you should take him for a didactic evaluation. In light of the evaluation findings and according to his functioning throughout the evaluation, in addition to current reports from the school staff regarding his performance in school (learning, behavior, and social levels), it will be possible to consider if a re-evaluation is needed regarding his ADHD. In any case, it's very important to remember and to be strict in monitoring medically everything that is connected to administering Ritalin.