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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you disagree with the school's evaluation, you can ask for an IEE. The district will pay (up to a certain amount) for a provider of your choice (as long as the provider has the required credentials).[/quote]

Please don't describe this as if all OP has to do is fill out a Google Form or something. She can ask for an IEE. DCPS can then defend why theirs is appropriate and refuse to pay. And "appropriate" is not defined as "got the results the parent wanted." It means it was done by qualified evaluators in the areas of suspected disability. They're not that easy to get.

OP it sounds like your son is not even 3 yet. At that age, there can still be a wide range of average, and absent a diagnosis like autism or something, the "developmental delay" code to qualify for an IEP requires a 25% delay or atypical development in some area. It is very possible and common to have a delay that's there, but not at the 25% threshold to qualify. OT and PT also cannot be standalone services; they are related services only under IDEA, meaning you have to qualify in something else first. So your private OT and PT's opinions unfortunately have no relevance here. [/quote]

Thank you for this. When you say:  OT and PT "are related services only under IDEA" and there is a need to "qualify in something else first," can you provide an example of what you mean? You lost me with that last part.[/quote]

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