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[quote=Anonymous]Testing that is less than two years old should be fine for a meeting.  I've used similar in my own meetings.

The fact that you are a lawyer doesn't negate your need for one--I'm the pp who recommended using one.  I myself have a Phd.  I can't imagine having a single meeting with the school system and not having her there.  An advocate is an educational specialist.  If you sue, then it goes to lawyers obviously but they can do a lot lawyers can't.  This is what ours does for us:

--observes DC at school to ensure proper educational placement and make service recommendations
--advises on area resources including which neuropsych testers to use because she knows who writes good reports
--knows all the placement and service options in a school system, not just the few that are being offered to you by the system
--knows school system personnel, down to being familiar with particular personalities and favorite diagnoses (e.g. we have a meeting coming up and she is betting that a person who will attend will be trying to push a particular dx) 
--understands educational testing and scoring and recommends particular tests (or not)

FYI Wrightslaw is coming to College Park in March sponsored by PPMD[/quote]

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