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Post by charliegirl on Sept 6, 2008 10:52:05 GMT -5
I started to list all the reasons I have heard from people and it got pretty lengthy. I decided to just give a thumbnail response that covers what I've become aware of.
Money, power, much more paperwork and the attitudes of "its your problem, you get the kid the help he needs if you think he can do better" and "so your kid isn't a genius and never will be, live with it".
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Post by jfla on Sept 6, 2008 14:30:14 GMT -5
It is great that you want a comprehensive evaluation. I don't understand how they considered a neuropsych eval was just talking to parent and child. I wish that we had done an eval earlier on with my son...and I have heard of parents getting it done early even when their children did not have problems. They said it helped them understand strengths, weaknesses, things to look out for and how they might learn best. hmm...now that I am looking at my son's report, I see it says "Psycho educational Evaluation". Am I mixing up the two? I kinda thought that these two names, neuropsych eval and psychoeducational eval were used interchangeably. So here is wikipedia's definition of neuropsychological tests: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuropsychological_test Lots of tests coming up with many psychometric measures. The type of evaluation that Sean had doesn't seem to fit the definition. The psych that did our son's eval was recommended by his doctor's office. Prior to the eval the psych, my son and I had a discussion about why we wanted the tests, was there anything in particular that we were looking for. It helped her decide which tests she would use. Then she told me specifically which tests would be given, a description of them and what they would measure. In all, about seven tests were given. Afterwards we received a ten page report. I am confused by your psych. what did he/she measure? |
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Post by katiekat on Sept 6, 2008 19:36:42 GMT -5
The doctor that did the so-called evaluation was not his usual psych. His therapist was pretty sure he had Aspergers and suggested a neuropsych evaluation to confirm this diagnosis. She gave me the name of who we went to see b/c he is an expert in the area of autism/autistic spectrum disorders. After 5 minutes he said that there is no way Sean has Aspergers and could not understand why someone would even suggest it as a possibility.
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Post by katiekat on Sept 8, 2008 10:24:36 GMT -5
Does anyone have any idea if an advocate would travel a long distance to come to meetings? I checked out the COPAA website and there are none anywhere near me. Would I have to be going there frequently?
I just mapquested all these places and they are between 80-90 miles away. There are 3 that are very close to me but they are not advocates they are attorneys. Im assuming thats not what I want?
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Post by charliegirl on Sept 8, 2008 10:59:16 GMT -5
You would have to talk to the advocate to see if he or she would be willing to drive out for meetings. Some will. Some prefer to just arm you with the information and let you do it. With what you have experienced with your school already, I don't think that will get you anywhere.
Even paying one to drive a long distance will probably be cheaper than paying a local attorney to come to meetings. Don't rule out an attorney though. Going in with an attorney might show them you mean business and make them pay attention instead of blowing you off.
It might be a good idea to interview the advocates before you settle on one. If one has more experience and a good track record, they will probably get you better results than a poor one. I have heard of advocates who go to meetings and just sit there saying nothing. That won't get you anywhere.
Does anyone have any thoughts on how to find out the information a person would need to make sure they are getting a good advocate?
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