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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP.  I have a kid who is similar in many ways but had ASD/ADHD/Anxiety Dx.s.  Whatever the truth is, just be sure that you do not rely on a school Dx.  Maybe I am so tired that I lost track of the thread, but I am assuming if you are going to KKI next (which you definitely should not cancel due to the difficulty and wait involved in those appts and your open questions), that you did not have a good neuropsychologist issue that Dx.  Never ever rely on the school or a generalist to issue that type of Dx.  Just speaking from my experience and from hearing the experiences of many others in relatively similar situations.[/quote]

We got psychoeducational testing done at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital.  I might request they do neuropsych as well and see if that waitlist is shorter, but I'm not sure I trust their diagnosis.  He was evaluated by a doctoral student in training.  Her supervisor was there for the results meeting and I'm sure she checked over her data but I think I might prefer someone with more experience if we get additional testing done.  [/quote]

NP.  I don't think it's worth getting private testing done if it is done entirely by a doctoral student in training.  I will say that our school's psychoeducational testing was also done by a doctoral student supervised by a doctor at GW but we didn't have to pay for it.  However, you will find with most neuropsych practices some parts of neuropsych testing is administered by a doctoral student but they should clearly tell you which tests.  And personally, I would never pay private practice/take no insurance prices for having a grad student with little experience administering tests like the full WISC in a neuropsych eval.[/quote]

OP Here:  This was fully covered under insurance so we only paid our co-pay.  The doctoral student was supervised by a doctor at Hopkins.[/quote]

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