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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would start with an advocate to advocate for the IEP. Them get a lawyer for the placement issue down the line, since you aren't going to go from no IEP to restrictive placement in one step.[/quote]

Nope, just go right to a special ed lawyer. Advocates are not a regulated field - waste of time and money. [/quote]

OP here. The problem is that many of the lawyers we have spoken to want us to get an ed consultant first to do observations, etc to help the case. What do you do in this circumstance?[/quote]

If you believe your child has needs that are not being met and that will adversely affect her ability to learn you either do what the lawyers recommend or, if those needs can be met via outside services, you get the outside services.

It makes no sense to spend hundreds per hour on a lawyer and then not follow their directives. I mean, you will hamstring and prevent them from doing the job you want them to do.

You’ve been very vague about what it is you want for your child and what harm will come from not getting it. So no one can tell you if getting a lawyer or advocate has actual value. [/quote]

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