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[quote=Anonymous]I've posted here and there over the years about quirks of my 4th grader, and on and off gotten a response here or there if we've considered various special need issues (ADD, ADHD, processing, etc).

Talked with the pediatrician in the late fall, who said sounds like something might be going on, probably a good time for Psycho-ed testing.  Recommended a few private providers, said Psycho-ed sounded like a better fit for what i was describing.  I called around and had mostly settled on Weinfeld, but was still on the fence.  Meanwhile, I've continued to read here any posts of interest and started thinking about Children's Neuropsych (which was not specifically on the recommended by the pediatrician list).

Then, the school - which had always said kid was right on grade level - has ramped up informing us of attention and processing issues.  Although child remains on grade level, so there's nothing to school can offer us.  But as school gets harder and more involved, the issues we were seeing here and there are becoming more prevalent.  So it's clear we have to proceed with something.

I started thinking Children's might be a better bet for us - first, while we can cover some of the costs, it's going to hurt, and perhaps Children's would be more likely to have success with insurance.  Second, while the private providers all seem good, there's something about the imprateur of Children's Hospital that just seems more serious and specific - forgive me for how this sounds typed out, but less like "this is the diagnosis we bought from an expensive private provider so our kid gets extra time on tests" (I KNOW it's not that!) and more this is what Children's Hospital is saying is necessary for our child.  Again, please don't flame me for this - it's also more of thinking that someplace like Children's might be better for a FIRST experience, then, since the testing should be repeated, going someplace else makes sense in future years.    What I'm saying is to ME, who knows hardly anything about this, the Hospital setting gives me a perception that it is more...I don't know - serious and concrete.

So we went through all the paperwork and have the appointment in a few months.

But now, of course, I'm second guessing myself.  Our insurance company won't give us a specific answer on what they will cover.  We can only submit the claim and wait and see (ARGH).  At Children's, the testing is 6 hours one day, and if our insurance doesn't cover it we'll be on the hook for roughly $2500.  At some of the private practices (which may or may not be partially or completely covered by insurance), the costs are slightly higher (roughly $500 more), but they offer 2 days of testing.

This is really hard when the issues seem diffuse and gray area and child remains on grade level, but struggling.  Sorry for the length of this - but I've learned a lot from this board and would deeply appreciate any reactions.  [/quote]

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