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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, in that situation, one of us would quit their job and tutor ourselves at home. None of these programs are "hard". They need some specialized knowledge and practice, but nothing a person of your intelligence can't figure out. Maybe your child has a rare set of learning disabilities for which the usual approaches don't really work. Maybe he also has autism and/or ADHD, and he would do better in a quieter environment, with ADHD meds.
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Me again. So this child has not had a full neuropsychological evaluation? This absolutely needs to happen ASAP. A school evaluation will never be able to give you the full picture. School psychologists are usually not trained (they don't have PhDs), and they don't have that kind of time. A full neuropsych is 8 hours over two days. They administer several batteries of tests that are targeted to the child's issues as described during the parent intake consultation. Questionnaires are filled out by the parents and teachers. It's the gold standard of testing and you cannot have a full picture unless you get one. At this point, if your kid cannot read functionally yet, time is working against you and need to bring out the big guns. Pay the $5K, you won't regret it. Also be aware that the best psych practices in our area, like Stixrud, are scheduling months out.[/quote]

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