Any reason not to permit school to conduct Conners 3 test
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Anonymous
| 7 year old son has severe ADHD, diagnosed at age 5. We had him tested for autism at age 4 by a developmental pediatrician, who said he wasn't autistic. A psychiatrist also ruled it out at age 5 and a half. The school is doing its annual testing and the school pscyhologist would like to do the Conners test. Any reason not to have the school do the test? |
Anonymous
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Connors is an ADHD assessment, not autism. What instrument was used in your last eval and does the school have a copy?
Why are you concerned about? |
Anonymous
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Sorry - I misread your post (Connors vs Conners).
I'd let them do it. If you disagree with the findings then ask for an IEE. |
Anonymous
| Thanks, I guess I'm concerned that they'll get it wrong and it will be in his record. I'm also not clear on what the benefits are and in retrospect should have asked more about it when we had our IEP meeting, but they were so vague about it and I didn't realize what they were testing for until they sent the test home. |
Anonymous
| Don't worry about forgetting to ask- ask now! They haven't done the test yet. Ask to speak to the psychologist and determine their goals. If you don't feel comfortable, tell them that you now do not consent to the test being given. That said, I don't think it could hurt to get more information. |
Anonymous
| good point, thank you! Will follow up. |
Anonymous
| I wouldn't. My experience with school psychologists has been very poor, so I would not trust them with a complex diagnostic instrument especially if they were vague about it. If the ADHD diagnosis is clear, and you feel the services are appropriate, then what's the need? |
Anonymous
| If he is 7yr old with ADHD, I would take him for a full neuropsych eval rather than have the school administer testing piecemeal. Time for a full battery of testing - ASD, ADHD, LDs, etc - at this point. |
Anonymous
I agree with this. Armed with a full battery of tests (performed by a reputable source that you trust) you will be in a much better position. |
Anonymous
| Many school psychologists are not licensed clinical psychologists. The training for a school psychologist is different. I would only want a fully licensed clinical psychologist to evaluate my child. |
Anonymous
| OP here, great advice. Thanks very much! |