Neuropsychological Test Results—Application Process

[Anonymous]

I think you can send a report that redacts family history etc. (Usually this is called a "school report" vs. the full full report). I think they probably mostly want to see test results and accommodation recommendations, especially the latter

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you can send a report that redacts family history etc. (Usually this is called a "school report" vs. the full full report). I think they probably mostly want to see test results and accommodation recommendations, especially the latter

I've had a half dozen neuropsychs for my two kids, plus I read many more professionally. The family history section is never more than a few sentences. If that's your only concern, just redact and send.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:First time private school applicant question—My DS had a full neuropsychological assessment last year and receives accommodations. Some schools ask for the report—how much of it do I share?

You should share all of it. Be upfront with your child's needs/accommodations. If not, you may be disappointed when the school can't/won't meet your child's needs. It will just be frustrating for everyone, especially your child.

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When my first child was going through the application I had a friend whose child received accommodations. We had a long chat about if it would work against the child in the application process. I was of the mind to disclose as little as possible.

Fast forward 8 years and my then baby, now MS receives accommodations. I was her to receive the best education FOR HER, which means the school has to be willing to work with us. If they aren’t willing then I don’t want to spend the $50k+/yr

Her receiving the best education doesn't mean you have to share a bunch of irrelevant info, though. Protecting their privacy is taking care of your child. Just recently a mom in FFX received a bunch of private information accidentally from Fairfax county and put it (redacted) on a website. Several kids from our school were in there, with redacted names, but identifiable.

Protect your information. Share if needed for care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New poster here. Maybe your report is different from ours, but there was lots of family info about other members of family, lots of personal anecdotes that werent' related to diagnosis or accommodations needed.

Protect your child's privacy and your own. Your child's school doesn't need to know about a siblings mental illness for example. It isn't their business and once you share that info you don't know where it will end up.

We requested a summary letter and offered to give detailed testing reports. That was sufficient for us.

It isn't about hiding anything, it just isn't their business.

This, 100%. Especially when you are not even part of a school community, you are just applying and may not even end up there. Much of the info in a neuropsychological report is just not their business. At all. Anything I am sharing with the school is on a need-to-know basis. Diagnoses, academic accommodations-- of course. The details of my child's birth, family medical history, etc-- absolutely not.

Some of you are way too trusting about how you give away your personal information.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think you can send a report that redacts family history etc. (Usually this is called a "school report" vs. the full full report). I think they probably mostly want to see test results and accommodation recommendations, especially the latter

I've had a half dozen neuropsychs for my two kids, plus I read many more professionally. The family history section is never more than a few sentences. If that's your only concern, just redact and send.

I work in a school and have also read many neuropsych reports. A family and medical history section is rarely that brief and it's surprising that you would state that it is "never" more than a few sentences. If that's truly your experience, it is unusual indeed.

I will also say that after working in schools for 20+ years, I am adamant that I will never share more than a summary version (sometimes called a school version) of my kids' neuropsych reports to a school. Once you share it, you have no control over where it goes and who sees it. Protect your kids' medical privacy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was transparent and shared the entire 25 page document. I wanted the school to know exactly what they’re getting themselves in and I don’t think anyone (school, child or parent) would benefit from hiding something.

And so what happened?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:First time private school applicant question—My DS had a full neuropsychological assessment last year and receives accommodations. Some schools ask for the report—how much of it do I share?

You should share all of it. Be upfront with your child's needs/accommodations. If not, you may be disappointed when the school can't/won't meet your child's needs. It will just be frustrating for everyone, especially your child.

+1
When my first child was going through the application I had a friend whose child received accommodations. We had a long chat about if it would work against the child in the application process. I was of the mind to disclose as little as possible.

Fast forward 8 years and my then baby, now MS receives accommodations. I was her to receive the best education FOR HER, which means the school has to be willing to work with us. If they aren’t willing then I don’t want to spend the $50k+/yr

Her receiving the best education doesn't mean you have to share a bunch of irrelevant info, though. Protecting their privacy is taking care of your child. Just recently a mom in FFX received a bunch of private information accidentally from Fairfax county and put it (redacted) on a website. Several kids from our school were in there, with redacted names, but identifiable.

Protect your information. Share if needed for care.

This is true. There wasn’t anything in her file that I needed to keep private. If there was - yeah would have. She was a premie - maybe some people would think that’s private… I tell people all the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First time private school applicant question—My DS had a full neuropsychological assessment last year and receives accommodations. Some schools ask for the report—how much of it do I share?

You should share all of it. Be upfront with your child's needs/accommodations. If not, you may be disappointed when the school can't/won't meet your child's needs. It will just be frustrating for everyone, especially your child.

+1
When my first child was going through the application I had a friend whose child received accommodations. We had a long chat about if it would work against the child in the application process. I was of the mind to disclose as little as possible.

Fast forward 8 years and my then baby, now MS receives accommodations. I was her to receive the best education FOR HER, which means the school has to be willing to work with us. If they aren’t willing then I don’t want to spend the $50k+/yr

Her receiving the best education doesn't mean you have to share a bunch of irrelevant info, though. Protecting their privacy is taking care of your child. Just recently a mom in FFX received a bunch of private information accidentally from Fairfax county and put it (redacted) on a website. Several kids from our school were in there, with redacted names, but identifiable.

Protect your information. Share if needed for care.

This is true. There wasn’t anything in her file that I needed to keep private. If there was - yeah would have. She was a premie - maybe some people would think that’s private… I tell people all the time.

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Our child’s reports have included no more family medical history or personal details than DC was a healthy full term pregnancy, emergency c-section delivery. I don’t care if the school knows that.

[Anonymous]

one of the pps here, our report listed anyone in the family and who they were that had any mental illness, however how slight. Many personal anecdotes about the child that didn't need to be shared, just to name a few things.

Test results and a dr. confirming them should be sufficient.

[Anonymous]

Since they asked, I would share all of it. In the future though, I may wait to discuss a neuro-psych until after your DC is accepted and enrolled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since they asked, I would share all of it. In the future though, I may wait to discuss a neuro-psych until after your DC is accepted and enrolled.

Don’t recommend. After acceptance, maybe. But don’t enroll your kid until you’ve discussed your child’s needs and know the school can willingly and ably accommodate them.