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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem with private testing is that if you are paying a doctor to find ADHD, they will. You are paying for the service of receiving a diagnosis. If you go with the county you are getting professionals who deal with a lot of kids and are reasonably objective about the outcome of the tests. I'd go through MCPS and put aside the money for your kid's first car. [/quote]

I would fear this as well. I don't know anyone who had this done and found out their child did not have ADHD.[/quote]

No private psychologist or medical doctor will diagnose a disability that doesn't exist.  They have their reputations and license at stake which is more than the MCPS school psychologist.

Private testing is expensive because of the amount of testing and documentation that is needed.  For my children - educational and neuropsyc testing took about 8 hours which occurred over 2 sessions so the child could perform at his best.  The psychologist interviewed myself and my child separately to try to determine the type of problems my child was having.  He also gave me teacher forms for two of my child's teachers to fill out and mail back to their office.  He reviewed my child's binder and assessments to gather information on the types of mistakes my child made as well as areas of strength.

MCPS spent 1 hour with my child and didn't go into the depth of an evaluation that the private psychologist did.  MCPS missed the disabilities that my child had but they didn't disagree with what the private psychologist identified.[/quote]

New poster here. We just did a private eval too. 6 hours and all the forms for the teachers and me as well. It was covered by insurance. I've paid $45 out of pocket so far.  Although one portion may be as high as $350.   I asked for testing for ADHD, anxiety, executive functioning, and learning disabilities that might contribute to reading and writing challenges. So maybe that's why mine was only six hours vs. eight.

Just wanted to let folks know there are insured private options out there, that cost less. Maybe  it as comprehensive as stixrud-type, which don't accept insurance.  But it seems more comprehensive than the County.[/quote]

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