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5.  Re the neuropsych testing - wouldn't it be too much for my son to do both neuropsych and school testing? He is worried that something is "wrong" with him, he's afraid I'm going to send him "to a special school" (though I've not talked about it). From the threads, I've definitely gotten the perception that private neuropsych work-ups give you more and better detailed information that is helpful in parenting and treating the child. His increasingly dark, suicidal rants are prompting me to do whatever I can at this point to get to the root of the issues. That said, when I approached the school counselor in the fall, she said she'd work to start him on a path to get the testing for an IEP...but after the minimal supports put in place (binder checks, etc) his grades picked up to straight As again. To complicate matters, he had a lot of absences in the fall (which I'm belatedly realizing were probably psychosomatic or psychogenic) and the teachers at the group meeting blamed his absences on his poor grades. When I brought up the ADD, at least one teacher murmured "They all have ADD." [meaning all the kids -- or parents -- complain of ADD]. I really did not want to "label" my kid and hoped he could make it through as I did, but now I see he needs some more supports. Long winded way of asking, should I put off the private neuropsych testing and get school-based testing with the school counselor's help because then at least the school issues may resolve? If I do school-based and it's not sufficient, can I do private too? My son is going to HATE all of this, so I really don't want to put him through anymore of this than absolutely necessary. He also HATES when the school counselor comes to talk to him, HATEs when the teachers ask him about organization and complains to me that he just wants to be "left alone." And he screams at me saying I'm too "overprotective."

Thanks again!  
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OP, first, some hugs.  Re Neuropsych testing, in our experience (just ours), you don't get a heck of a lot more necessarily.  DS had neuropsych testing at Kennedy-Krieger in 3rd grade (he had an IEP before that for ADHD).  The report was really mediocre and the recommendations were stock recommendations that his school largely was doing already.  Really, very little insight.  DS was recently re-tested through school and, while the school report has its own flaws, overall it was a better, more comprehensive write-up than the Kennedy-Krieger report was.  A long way of saying, the benefit of neuopsych testing just depends on a lot of variables.

DS is a grade younger than your son and is just falling apart this year.  Our DS is extremely resistant to help but cannot do most schoolwork -- at school or at home -- without it.  He has taken Prozac before and it was helpful -- and likely is going to be going back on it because anxiety and possible depression are having a major impact on his this year.  Wishing you a good outcome through this difficult journey.[/quote]

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