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I would go ahead and ask for an evaluation. Either the full eval, or individually for math. This does sound like a math related issue. Struggles in math actualy cause anxiety, so you don't want to let that sit.

Hi! Are all those things in place or being offered? I am hearing 2 main problems in your post. 1) He's getting notifications from all over the place. He should come home with a consolidated list. The homework check in should be helping with this. That teacher should help him get everything in one place and priortized. I would ask that she also help with estimating how long each task should be taking and how to split them up through the week. 2) He's overwhelmed at home. Unfortunately, this is kind of yours to deal with as the parent. I have found ADHD Dude to be a good resource, and I think his course on helping ADHD kids through homework is probably the best comprehensive take I've seen. You might like to take a look at it. I have found that for my kids, eating the frog first is not a good plan. They should start with a short acitvity that excites them. Then "eat the frog".

This really seems like special instruction. The sort of special instruction you get with an IEP. In my school district, you need an IEP to have study skills class. This doesn't sound like an accommodation to me.

Rather than requesting an interim eval to see if dyscalculia or SDL in math is present, my suggestion is to request that the triennial is moved up. I think things are cleaner this way. Meanwhile, I'd keep a log of what you see. Note down how much you help her with homework, how long things take her to do, write out what she says like 'I don't remember the reacher going over this' or 'I forget how the teacher said to do this' along with the date & the assignment. Ex: 10/11/22. Chapter 2.4 1-8, 10, 12, 14. Started at 3:30, finished at 4:15. Redirected her to look at 4-7, 12 & 14. 'This doesn't look like the problems we did in class.' My guess is 11 math problems shouldn't take 45 minutes - should be 20-30 minutes. This provides data on her struggles as well as the type of problems she had problems with.

I would put a request for an IEP evaluation in writing to your school. Many students with ADHD have executive functioning (EF) deficits. These don't always become apparent until kids have multiple classes, assignments, etc. to organize and prepare for. IEPs aren't only for academics. They can also be for things like further education, employment and independent living. If your child is even considering college, you will want to discuss how they will accomplish that with the EF deficits they have. Rather than just accommodating those, it's much better to give the child the tools and skills to be able to manage EF on their own. For example, I had a client whose high school aged son is very intelligent, gets almost all A's but has a terrible time focusing in class, turning in his homework, remembering due dates, etc. He has an IEP and we were able to schedule in a life skills class with goals specifically related to improving his EF skills. So, again, my advice would be to put the request in writing. The school must either evaluate or give you a Prior Written Notice (PWN) with reasons why they refuse to evaluate. I would also put all your concerns and your son's needs in writing. Here's a great template. https://adayinourshoes.com/parent-concerns-on-the-iep-parent-letter-of-attachment/.