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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd love to know what goes in to prepping the teachers to push back.  We've only had one IEP meeting, but all through my child's 8 years we've heard all sorts of complaints from teachers about lack of focus, etc.  All of the supporting documentation and professional observation going into the IEP meeting supported this, and many conversations with the teacher about the problem (initiated by her, because there was a problem) and we sat there during the IEP as [b]she told everyone in the room my son had zero issues[/b].  My blood still boils thinking about it as we were told [b]we need a neuropsych before they'd approve anything[/b].  What do the families who can't afford a neuropsych do?[/quote]

What you don't realize is that if there is a suspected disability that may be interfering with the student's ability to access to curriculum, and THE SCHOOL says a neuropsych is needed to diagnose that disability... the school must pay for that evaluation.

You can refuse to agree with the eligibility determination document/IEP draft and tell the school you're taking them to due process for refusing to properly evaluate your child. Their tune will change real fast.

Of course, [b]if the student is doing well academically, socially and emotionally[/b], it'll be hard to prove your case in due process.

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Here's the thing, teachers and other professionals are human beings with the same flaws as other human beings. And one thing they will do on occasion is lie for their own reasons. The teacher who sent nasty notes about unfinished homework for weeks, when IEP meetings come, may say with a straight face that she saw no issues whatsoever. First, by raising issues about your child's problems, she is putting you, as a parent, in a lesser/defensive position. Then, when gaslighting you at the IEP meeting--which is what it is--she is doing exactly the same thing.

You don't necessarily have to use due process if they are failing to evaluate properly. You can use the IDEA complaint process for that (since evaluation is a fundamental IDEA requirement and schools HAVE to evaluate if a parent requests, starting with deciding what specific assessments are needed to perform that evaluation). Means you don't have to fork out lawyer money and also forces the school to be accountable to the state educational agency. Prior to doing a complaint, you ask the school to provide the neuropsych at their expense per their statement that it is required.

FWIW my son had 2 neuropsych evals at different stages of his education, and the same person did eval of my brother after a TBI and my niece who had epilepsy. I don't recall diagnosis being a result of any of those evals. They were more about what kinds of functioning were affected in what ways with recommendations as to how to respond to those issues. They may have (would have to look) referenced underlying diagnoses made by other providers but were not per se diagnostic.

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