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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op again.

I just checked the other document they sent and the tests they did was called:

Woodcock Johnson IV
QRI-6

They tested DC for reading, math, written expression.[/quote]

Ok, but it sounds like they did not test her at all for ADHD or Autism.  The Child Find obligation means they must test her for these things - you do not need to have prior proof of diagnosis.

However, it might be better to file for an IEE.  Under IDEA, you have a right to an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) - you choose the person doing the assessment and the state must pay for it.  You do not have to choose from the list of providers they provide, but you might have to choose someone with certain qualifications (like a PhD).  Different states have different processes to request the IEE.  The school has a chance to show that they did a full and adequate evaluation, but IIRC, IDEA says only that you have to disagree with their assessment, not prove they are wrong.  In this situation, if they have failed to do ADHD questionnaires and autism testing and you raise that it should more than serve as "disagreement".

Or, if you can afford it, you can just pay yourself for the psycho-educational or neuropsychoeducational assessment with a psychologist or neuropsychologist.  Usually 3-5K. some of the testing for like for autism or ADHD, might be covered by health insurance, but probably not the majority.

Read more here: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/the-discrepancy-model-what-you-need-to-know

In general significant discrepancies are show by differences of 1.5 standard deviations.  On the 100 scale that is 22 points. In the subscores it is 4-ish.

Was the IQ done at a younger age? Is it substantially lower now than when DC was younger?  Are there other barriers to IQ testing (poor receptive or expressive language)?

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