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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No data is data. The evaluator does their best to give a provisional diagnosis based on observation of behavior and your and teacher's reports (BASC, BRIEF, etc.) Then you provide interventions and try again next year.[/quote]

Here is where it is important for parents to actually understand what kind of service they are getting. Diagnosis of autism and ADHD are generally going to be *clinical* and based on observing the child and getting information from the parents and teachers. There is no test, like a blood test. For autism you do have the ADOS but that is basically a standardized type of observation that most good assessors should be able to get kids to do because it feels like play.

[b]The full battery of IQ tests called a “neuropsych” is often not needed and overkill - and neglects the clinical assessment you actually do need for the kid.[/b] Unless you have a specific reason to think your child has cognitive issues (like an ID or a medical treatment that can have cognitive impacts or some types of epilepsy) it’s not crucial. And often doesn’t work for younger kids or kids with refusal (as OP found). The vast majority of kids with issues stemming from autism or adhd just don’t need every vector of their IQ tested. It certainly sheds zero light on the causes of emotional regulation issues.

If there is something specific that challenges your kid - fine motor, reading, etc - then get that specific thing tested. Hopefully with a shorter testing period and a good clinician your kid can get through it. If you want to know about autism or ADHD or anxiety go to a clinician who uses a clinical approach to diagnose. [/quote]

This may be true in theory but it's very difficult to get accommodations or special education eligibility. [/quote]

No. We qualified for an IEP with no neuropsych. Just the school testing. [/quote]

Agree. The vast majority of students with IEPs have not had any outside testing, let alone neuropsych evals. For kids who have mild difficulties who are on the borderline of qualifying or not, a private eval can push the decision towards qualifying. Sometimes.[/quote]

IME sometimes school staff resent families that do private testing. They were extremely adversarial with us which felt so bizarre. It definitely didn't push our kid towards qualifying for an IEP, which we kind of expected. However, it did help get the 504 and has been really helpful for us as parents to know what kind of supports our kid needs.[/quote]

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