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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, I think the op is facing an uphill battle with the school to go from a 504 to an iep and not get an autism designation.

This kid has behavioral issues the school is following their usual playbook.

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It just doesn't make any sense. I know plenty of kids who have IEPs because of ADHD.  Typically, though, if the school is pushing ASD, they have an ulterior motive. It's not some sort of great holistic journey where they are trying to get the optimal setting for your child. Instead, checking that autism box does something for THEM. Maybe they have an opening in an autism classroom (that's what our story was). [/quote]

You guys don't get it.  It doesn't matter what the diagnosis actually is to the SCHOOL.  They're not diagnosing they're designating.

You can get an iep for ADHD as OHI, but it will be a had sell to get one for a 7 year old with behavioral issues.  That's just the way it is.[/quote]

Maybe this is the way it was in your experience but it isn't for many others and there is no legal reason it should be. [/quote]

Kudos to you.

Pro tip for parents seeking IEPs, include the ADOS in your private testing b/c the more comprehensive the testing, the better it is to appease gate keepers:
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/sec504.idea.eligibility.htm

This is from Wrights Law and based on decades of advocating for parents not just one person's opinion.[/quote]

That answer was based on questions parents had where the schools refused to evaluate for an IEP.  So naturally if the school won't even consider evaluating, you'll likely need your own evaluation.   Wrightslaw correctly recommends you explain your situation to your private evaluator, so they can choose the correct tests.  Nowhere does Wrightlaw tell you what specific test to get, or say it must always include an ADOS.  That's a medical/educational issue, not a legal issue.  One of the kids was bipolar.  No reason to give an ADOS for bipolar.  The results might not even be valid if mood swings are uncontrolled.

In the experience of many parents on this board and others I know of, the school did not refuse to evaluate.  In my particular case, there was no question of educational impact so the school did not refuse.  In other cases, it may just be that the principal understands the law better or is more supportive of special ed.  In OP's case, the school is doing an evaluation, but she is concerned about wrong category leading to wrong placement.

How often do schools wrongly deny an IEP?  I doubt anyone has any statistics on that.  Wrightlaw probably doesn't know the answer.  They only get the cases where the parents hire a lawyer, but many parents don't fight.  In other cases, the parents do fight, but they settle the matter without a lawyer.[/quote]

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