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[quote=Anonymous]We didn't initially use a consultant/advocate because of the reputation of FCPS.  We naively thought they'd ensure DS would get what he needed.  We all know how that story goes.  I reached out to our developmental pediatrician, regular pediatrician, ST/OT.  They each recommended a couple of consultants/advoates.  There was one consultant/advocate that was common to all of them.

We've now had 7 years of IEPs for 2 kids and we always use our consultant/advocate.  One kid is fairly run-of-the-mill ADHD/anxiety/LD.  Some years, everything is easy.  We have a great school team, appropriate IEPs and things go really smoothly.  Some years, it's a series of battles.  This past year, we got to brink of filing a state complaint.  We never know what we're going to get so we always come prepared for the worst and hope for the best.  So, the long version is that when using a consultant/advocate, I feel we've gotten the best IEP we could at the time.  I'm sorry we have to use one at all but we won't attend an IEP meeting without one after our long experience with FCPS.[/quote]

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