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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. The vast majority of families whose kids have IEPs do not hire anyone. My son is a senior in MCPS. He had an IEP from K-11th and then a 504 for this year. We never had to fight for any service or accommodation. 3 reasons:
1. His needs are obvious, and made more so by well written neurospychological reports from the reputable psychology group Stixrud, whose psychologists know how to write in MCPS-speak.
2. We asked for entirely reasonable accommodations, never for something outlandish.
3. We carefully targeted which MCPS schools: moved inbounds for Bethesda ES at first, then requested special placement in a program in the neighboring cluster for middle and high school. 
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BUT - you had a Stixrud report.  
We started through the report the school provided not realizing that there were differences.
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PP you replied to. The IEP was given in K. The first Stixrud report was in 5th grade, to ask for a special program outside of the cluster. 
ALL the points I listed were necessary at various times.  In K, what helped was moving to be in bounds for Bethesda ES, which has a great reputation for SN, and showing them the Child Find and developmental pediatrician evaluations. This is a kid who had issues from birth, so were was a LONG paper trail that was impossible to ignore.

North Bethesda MS and Walter Johnson HS were great at keeping the IEP until 12th, when they gave him a 504 as a transition towards college. Right now he only needs double time. He has another Stixrud eval due soon to get extended time in college.

Basically we turned our life around for this kid. We would never have paid for Bethesda real estate otherwise!
He has had a great education, is more functional than we ever thought he could become, and is going to a good college, so it was worth it.

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