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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you want school services you'll have to do the school exam. Reasons why parents do private evaluations rather than rely solely on school evaluations:

(1) The school refuses to evaluate, at all.  
(2) The school evaluated, but said there's not a problem (kid doesn't qualify for services), and the parents want to bolster their case to challenge the school's conclusion. 
(3) The school evaluated, and agreed to provide services, but the parents don't think the services are sufficient/adequately targeted, and want to bolster their case to challenge the services. 
(4) The parents do not plan to rely (solely) on school district services, and want an independent opinion regarding what might benefit their child. School evaluations will not suggest services are needed unless they also agree to provide.

The "wait for insurance-covered" provider vs. pay out-of-pocket is probably largely a factor of (1) how long the wait will be, (2) how severe/untenable the problems are, (3) relative importance starting remediation/services ASAP.

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+1 
I think there is also a piece where some issues just require a specialist. We've turned down services when we knew they didn't have the training to treat our child's issue. We have pursued private eval services because our child is one that can easily fly under the radar and do okay for a while, but she'll do much better with proactive supports. I get why the school doesn't offer services, but I still believe she needs them.[/quote]

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