Thank you so much! I'll check out those sites.
Bless you!
I have one more website to share that I liked for information on APD, ADHD, etc.
http://www.adhd.com.au/neurotherapy.htm
Your story is a lot like mine. I have a son in 6th grade, dx at 7yrs with ADHD, and this year at 11 with APD. The school system has been of almost no help. They will not allow more time for tests since he is not failing. Crazy approach.
We finally wrote up a success plan, but it already is not specific enough so I will present them with one I'll write up.
Kids with APD need all information in written form. The teachers need to write all assignments and due dates and sign the agenda. They need to check with the student every week for homework due. Design a notebook for communication with the teachers and folders for homework.
We found an eye doctor who does vision therapy. This is helping a bit, as we just started. It will take about 8 months, once a week. http://www.optometrists.org/
Next we will start auditory therapy - google this - interactive metronome. http://www.interactivemetronome.com/IMPublic/Home.aspx
Is is supposed to be an excellent tool.
We had our son evaluated by a PhD who was very helpful. She said his ADHD (mostly distractability) must be treated with meds, so he is now on vyvanse. He will need a note taker when he goes to college. Next school year, we will ask them to assign a "buddy" who will check his assignments, etc, and help him understand assignments.
He is a smart kid and gifted in some areas. He thrives at fast-paced topics, and loses it with anything slow. With APD, when information comes it, it goes to one place in the brain, gets processed somewhere else, then turned around for output. His pathways are absent, so slow paced info (like teachers giving homework) is lost or mistaken. Very frustrating. The key is getting the child's world organized.
I hope this helps. Good luck, and I hope you'll followup with another post in the future.