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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some questions you might ask her would be:

Has the school done a neuropsych. eval to make these recommendations? (the answer is prob yes, in which case you reply...) "and did the classroom observations by the evaluator that were described in the report line up with the teacher feedback you've received?" That might open her eyes a bit.

If the school or a private psychologist has not done an evaluation yet, I would recommend they look into getting one so that they have some information about where the behaviors are coming from.

[b]As a longtime educator, I can agree with the above poster that bored gifted children don't behave badly. Total myth made up by parents who don't want to accept that their child is a behavior problem.[/b] [/quote]

Shame on you. As an educator, you should know that children can be born with a high IQ (which is what gifted actually means), and also have a diagnosis (singular or plural), such as ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, etc. They are called GT/LD (gifted, talented and learning disabled), or twice exceptional children. One or both parents are often the same. It runs in families.

EDUCATE YOURSELF.

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I'm the one you're replying to. No kidding. That's not what I was saying. I'm saying that being bored because you're too smart for the material is not the main cause of behavior problems. Which is why I suggested they get testing to find out the root cause. I work at a school for children with language disorders, and I can attest that the majority of them also have other diagnoses, such as ADHD, anxiety.

Sounds like maybe you should attend my school to work on your reading comprehension skills.[/quote]

Ack that the person who thinks schools perform neuropsych evals works at a school for kids with language disorders. Only a neuropsychologist can perform a neuropsychological evaluation. Public schools don’t have those on staff. The assessment that the school does is not a neuropsych and does not diagnose a child. It finds areas of educational deficits and needs.[/quote]

This is just absolutely false. Your information is really inaccurate. I'm the person you're referring to in your post. As part of my role at my school, I review the neuropsych evals and district evaluation reports alongside our school psychologist. It's part of our admissions process. Most neuropsychs are done by psychologists - not necessarily a "neuropsychologist". Furthermore, the assessment that the public schools do absolutely can diagnose a child - there's a long list of diagnoses that they use, and although they will not be as precise as when a neuropsych (or psychoeducational eval) is done, they still have diagnosis codes.[/quote]

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