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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't use GMU!  They did a terrible job with my child.[/quote]

got a low score eh?

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Actually, no.  It was for my non-AAP child who has LDs and ADHD, but we didn't know it then.  We knew something was off but couldn't afford a complete neuropsych eval.  Decided to start with a WISC to see if there was underachievement.  Later, we forked over for the complete neuropsych eval.  The psych (in another state) told us to shred the GMU results because they were so off.  We've had other testing since that shows the GMU results were just odd.  Witt our AAP child, there were ADHD red flags they told us to not worry about.

So no.  I'm not bitter about a low score.[/quote]

We had a good experience with GMU. It's also odd that you would go to another state to do testing where GMU is very familiar with AAP and other Virginia standards. It also sounds like you couldn't afford a complete neuropsych so how can you get the complete picture? BTW GMU is one of the more affordable places to get the neuropsych eval and WISC, they also don't push you into expensive sometimes useless audio therapy or other things the for profit places do.[/quote]

We moved to another state we didn't go out of state to get test scores to qualify for AAP as it sounds like you are implying. The GMU testing for our younger child was not actually for AAP purposes.  We ended up shelling out for the complete neuropsych eval as it became clear that there were more specific issues (I.e. ADHD and dyslexia) as DC was not doing as well as the WISC (even the GMU one) would indicate.

I'm glad you got the score you were apparently looking for from GMU.  I've had 2 experiences that later showed to be bad (both kids' tests had issues that had nothing to do with qualifying for AAP).  In my opinion, GMU is not significantly cheaper and the quality is questionable in other than routine cases because the testers are practicing even though their results are reviewed.  My understanding is that the actual process matters not just the scores and testers can make a big difference. YMMV.[/quote]

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