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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm pretty sure every teacher has seen a kid with autism. It's now one out of every 68 kids who are diagnosed.
It's not a check list that tells you if a child has autism. It tells you if the child has difficulty in certain areas and the more of them you check the more of a red flag it is and the more the school will recommend further screening. I don't know of any school district that makes placement or IEP coding recommendations based on one test. Do they?[/quote]

No they don't.  The GARS checklist in the op's case is the first step in documenting moving from a 504 to an IEP.  There are a few similar screening checklists or questionnaire type tools that the schools use.  Most of them have autism in the name.  The schools don't have to be thorough.  They're not diagnosing anyone your kid they are documenting the need for services following a legal framework with what is available to them.

Schools don't do the ADOS, and for all the parents are railing against it, it is much more reliable, specific, and sensitive than any of the screening tools that the schools use.  So to review, parents it is possible to get an IEP under Ohi for ADHD.  It is a lot harder to do so if your child has other confounding behaviors or LDs.  Include the ADOS as part of your neuropsych for the sake of thoroughness if you care what your IEP label says.  Keep in mind it may not change the school's choice of what they think is accurate.  Yes, you can follow formal challenge routes.  You can hire lawyers or IEP consultants and still be facing the same situation.

So instead of obsessing about the label, focus on getting appropriate services, which regardless is a huge challenge unto itself.[/quote]

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