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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I completely agree with the poster mentioning advocates as something to be wary of. In my experience, they are the biggest price gougers and some of the least ethical operators in the field. Some of them clearly want to earn their hourly pay rate by dragging out meetings endlessly, arguing with the school, and obtaining no meaningful benefit for your child. Advocates CAN help in some cases, usually when it is clear cut that your child is being denied access to something that they are obviously entitled to (i.e the school won't even evaluate them for an IEP and they are four grade levels behind). However, a lot of the time, they argue for small word changes in the goals that are antagonistic and change absolutely nothing about the services. Or, they argue for something knowing full well it won't be granted given their own knowledge of the system, charging you for their time instead of being honest about what is realistic in your child's case.  In the worst cases, they don't even know the child they are arguing for and don't have expertise in that particular disability. I've worked with many advocates and only a few are truly ethical operators, in my opinion. [/quote]

Can you recommend a good one or say who to stay away from?[/quote]

You will be much better off with a a special ed attorney instead of an advocate

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My experience was the opposite. If you are not planning to sue you don’t need a lawyer. [/quote]

[b]advocates are not a regulated field, a lot of them do not know what they are doing. i have seen so much damage done. and wasted $.[/quote][/b]

EXACTLY!  Most are truly awful and most go into the gielf because they, too, have ADHD, etc., and "want to help".  I can't tell you how many weirdos we tried to hire for our SN kids.

On the other hand, you only want a lawyer if you have tried and tried and are getting nowhre or want to sue. [/quote]

No, this is not true. A good lawyer can help you avoid needing to sue. [/quote]

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