making sure this is in here:
Also found this buried in my huge amount of 504 info -- it is a quote from an attorney's website (in Texas) --
Question 5: If we do the accommodations for the student, do we have to refer the child and go through the procedural hassle of 504?
Yes. If the student qualifies for 504, doing the accommodations without providing the procedural protections is a violation. That was the case where a school district provided a student who had undergone hip surgery with appropriate modifications, but failed to have procedures in place to document the deliberation of, or provision of accommodations [the. regulations require no such documentation], or to inform parents of the procedure to follow should their student become disabled. Temple (TX) ISD, 25 IDELR 232 (OCR 1996). There can be few results as unpalatable as one where the district provides sufficient supports to a qualified disabled student, but nevertheless is found in violation for not jumping through the procedural hoops.
Link to the section of that website with the Q&A:
http://www.504idea.org/autism.html