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[quote=Anonymous]I need help working through the evaluation report I've just received from my daughter's school and figure out next steps.

In addition to all of the cognitive tests, the report also included evals for autism, adhd, and anxiety - but those were essentially scales reported by me, daughter, and teachers.

I also wrote this post: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1317380.page
Long story short, we have an 8th grader who is extremely resistant to receiving help, acknowledging any weaknesses (sees that as a failure).  She hates us because we "forced" her to be evaluated and receive therapy, and thinks we are crazy for thinking she needs any support.

The school is recommending an IEP for her - for EF, anxiety, social supports. She did not quite meet the criteria for autism or adhd, although the report says she exhibits some of the characteristics.  Mainly it looks like we scored her quite a bit higher for these traits than her teachers did - but I also wonder how much of this is due to her masking at school.  She even described herself as "nicer" at school than at home.

I have 3 questions:
1) What is the best way to approach this with our daughter?  She is going to fly into a rage when she finds out she's been recommended for an IEP.  She's done her own "research" and determined that IEPs are for people with disabilities, which she is quite clear she does not have. 
2) Do we pursue a private eval?  What would be the benefit?  I'm leaning towards no because this whole evaluation process has been very draining for our daughter and we've pretty much used up any good will at this point.  Also, it does sound like the school sounds prepared to provide the supports that she needs - which I think is really the most important thing. 
3) Is there anything else we should do prior to going into the IEP meeting?

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