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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another school psych here, but not in FCPS. The dyslexia/dysgraphia term is a semantics issue - it's not a special ed category and it's actually not a DSM category either. The school message is right that they don't diagnose dyslexia, and you would need a private eval for a diagnosis. However, the school does identify specific learning disabilities. The school eval and school team is ultimately what determines eligibility for special ed, though they will consider private evals.

I always suggest that parents go through the school based evals first. This is sufficient for many kids. If you disagree with their findings, you can then pursue private testing. Private testing has a longer wait and is expensive, which is why I recommend starting with school testing. You could respond to the email and say you are requesting a school-based evaluation for special eduction services because you suspect that your child may have a specific learning disability. Then, the team will have a meeting with you to discuss.

Also, in my experience, there is just as much variability in quality in public and private evals. A high price tag is not always a marker of quality. [/quote]

I just wanted to flag something that I just leaned and PP mentioned.

Specific learning disability is an educational and legal term (school can identify).

Specific learning disorder is a medical term (psychologist must diagnose, it’s in the DSM).

After “specific learning disorder” the DSM adds “with impairment in…” reading, writing, or math. It also says that SLD with impairment in reading is also known as dyslexia.

Disability = legal terminology 
Disorder = medical terminology

Dyslexia[/quote]

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