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Anonymous wrote:Schools do not diagnose ASD.

We got an ASD diagnosis from a psychologist in the MoCo Infants and Toddlers program and it was accepted by insurance for services.

The Infants and Toddlers psychologists (of which there are very few) have clinical doctorates and are qualified to clinically diagnose autism. Not the same as a school psychologist, who have a more limited master's degree.

We got the ADOS from KKI’s autism clinic.

Anonymous wrote:Schools do not diagnose ASD.

We got an ASD diagnosis from a psychologist in the MoCo Infants and Toddlers program and it was accepted by insurance for services.

Technically, it’s an educational “classification” not a “diagnosis.” It matters for certain things and is semantics for others.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Schools do not diagnose ASD.

Isn't there a category for autism in special education? I think a friend's kid got a diagnosis through an IEE and then they increased the IEP services.

DP. That's an educational diagnosis, but not a medical diagnosis.

Another reason schools often do not have the ADOS is that the materials kit is $2800.

Okay but it is an educational autism diagnosis - meaning schools do indeed diagnose autism from an educational perspective?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Schools do not diagnose ASD.

Isn't there a category for autism in special education? I think a friend's kid got a diagnosis through an IEE and then they increased the IEP services.

DP. That's an educational diagnosis, but not a medical diagnosis.

Another reason schools often do not have the ADOS is that the materials kit is $2800.

Some schools have psychologists who are trained in the ADOS. Most don’t, though

Anonymous wrote:Schools do not diagnose ASD.

Isn't there a category for autism in special education? I think a friend's kid got a diagnosis through an IEE and then they increased the IEP services.

Schools do not diagnose ASD.

Anonymous wrote:Sure - the autism clinics do this. KKI etc. school can do it as well as part of an IEP eval. Although I’m not sure how well trained they are.

Lol, schools are not administering the ADOS.

OP, try Lisa Lenhart.

Sure - the autism clinics do this. KKI etc. school can do it as well as part of an IEP eval. Although I’m not sure how well trained they are.

Does anyone have any suggestion for a practitioner who’s do a standalone ADOS without a full neuropsych?