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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]KKI does excellent work. I’m not clear what you would like to accomplish with a second opinion. At this point, in your place, I would formulate questions and concerns that you still have, and go back to KKI for a follow-up reporting session.

You might even want to ask what the thought process was in making rule-out diagnoses and recommendations, and if any further assessments would be clarifying in terms of recommendations and/or diagnostic issues.
IMO, you haven’t thoroughly made the most of THIS assessment yet. I would urge you to utilize KKI resources more fully before going on to another — potentially stressful assessment.  If you do decide on additional assessment, give some thought to how you plan to reconcile any differences between the two evaluating. There will likely be differences since some assessment tools should not be used multiple times within a specific time range, and your child might handle a second round of testing in different ways in light of the first round.

tldr: Plan a follow-up meeting with KKI to discuss your questions and concerns. [/quote]

Thank you this is very helpful. It all feels a little overwhelming and some family members (with no professional or personal related experience) are very against the diagnosis and pushing for a different opinion. 
What you are saying makes more sense to me and it is good to know it isn't unusual to ask for more clarity regarding this or other diagnosis. Thank you.[/quote]

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