Neuropshych evaluator who does not allows jump to ASD

[Anonymous]

Medical tourism ?

[Anonymous]

I agree with PP. I think OP just wants someone who doesn't jump to autism, someone who examines all possibilities skillfully.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sincerely doubt you are going to find a kid who was misdiagnosed with ASD from a Neuropsych evaluation.

There are certainly neuropsychologists who don't do their job very well. We met one; she misdiagnosed my ds with an intellectual disability. I spent three weeks mourning after that nightmare of an "evaluation"

Yes there are. It will be helpful if you named the evaluator so others can avoid.

Dr. Lindsay Sachs at KKI.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sincerely doubt you are going to find a kid who was misdiagnosed with ASD from a Neuropsych evaluation.

There are certainly neuropsychologists who don't do their job very well. We met one; she misdiagnosed my ds with an intellectual disability. I spent three weeks mourning after that nightmare of an "evaluation"

Intellectual disability simply means that your DS scored below a certain level on the IQ test. Did the tester tell you what caused the low score? The tester should explain that some conditions like ADHD can effect the IQ score due to the kid not being able to pay attention, sit still, etc. In those cases, the IQ score does not give a full picture of the kid's ability.

Intellectual disability means a low IQ score along with low adaptive functioning. The neuropsych argued with me about ds's capabilities and basically ignored everything I said about how ds functions. Really traumatizing for me.

[Anonymous]

Thank you PP for naming names! These half-assed assessors need to be held accountable.

Did you call the practice and report her? You should.