Re: Up For Reeligibility Soon How Do You Get An Assessment From Qualified Evaluator?

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You can request that an independent evaluation be done at school expense. You should request this in writing, send it certified return receipt to the special education director and cc it to the superintendent. However, you don't know that you won't aggree with the school's evaluation and you can still request the independent evaluation after the initial evaluation. I believe that they have 10 days to respond in writing to your request. Good Luck, Marilyn Pyles Lilburn, GAspectrumconnection <spectrumconnection@...> wrote: My son came in through the school system through Special Needs Preschool.The lady who tested him originally I know had no expertise in either one of my son's diagnosis.(Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Condition in the PDD range and ADHD the inattentive type)I was in no hurry to re-test him because it has really seemed to me that iep meetings and getting outside evals have been what has determined what adjustments have needed to be made plus the last one who tested him being unexperienced in his disability which almost just makes me feel it is all together a waste of time. Anyway, one of my son's teachers just let me know it is coming up again and I know it has to be done, but I think there is something where you should be able to have someone who is qualified to test your child right?...And if so how do I go about making sure my child gets

evaluated by an examiner qualified in my child's diabilities? __________________________________________________

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Do you have a diagnosis from a physician stating that your child has ADHD that impacts his performance in school? Did your child receive a diagnosis of PDD from a private psychologist/physician? If so, you can submit this documentation to the eligibility review team and ask that they accept it as documentation of his disability. The child does not necessarily need to be re-tested. If the school system does want to re-test, then I would ask them what new information they think they might find and what tests they are going to be using. Chances are they are just going to use the same tests they use on every other kid and that they will not be getting any useful or valuable information from the tests. (So, if they are only looking to validate his eligibility, why bother?) If your child is tested and you disagree with the results, you can then request that an independent evaluation be done.

In a message dated 12/21/06 3:18:48 PM, spectrumconnection@... writes:

My son came in through the school system through Special Needs

Preschool.The lady who tested him originally I know had no expertise in

either one of my son's diagnosis.(Diagnose either one of my son's

Condition in the PDD range and ADHD the inattentive type)I was in no

hurry to re-test him because it has really seemed to me that iep

meetings and getting outside evals have been what has determined what

adjustments have needed to be made plus the last one who tested him

being unexperienced in his disability which almost just makes me feel

it is all together a waste of time. Anyway, one of my son's teachers

just let me know it is coming up again and I know it has to be done,

but I think there is something where you should be able to have someone

who is qualified to test your child right?...And if so how do I go

about making sure my child gets evaluated by an examiner qualified in

my child's diabilities?