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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't agree with that at all. School psychologists vary just like any other people in any profession. IQ tests are pretty scripted and there are a lot of rules about how to administer and score them. They start with warm up things like drawings and games. If you have specific areas of concern ask for one than one test or subtlest in that area. Private people have more time to explore every avenue. The school wants to do right by your kid. That's why we picked these jobs.[/quote]

The school psychologists who evaluated my child missed his disabilities 2x's.  Different psychologists, different MCPS schools but both only had a master's degree.  Private evaluations by psycholgists with Ph.D.'s highlighted the data that MCPS psychologists ignored and how my child was meeting the DSM-5 criteria for ADHD.  They also did further testing that highlighted two other disabilities that were missed.  There was no excuse to miss my child's disabilities during the reevaluation because the first private evaluation was a roadmap to what they were.

The public evaluation will be at best cursory and at worst, fail to identify if your child has a disability.  I disagree with the above poster that the school wants to do right by your kid.  Some people are in their jobs because they didn't take the Ph.D. path so a school position is all that they are qualified for.  On the outside, a school psychologist with a master's degree would not have the credentials to have a private practice.[/quote]

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