My son, 10yrs. old was tested in 2003 by the school and was found to be "other health impaired" due to his adhd. We were given services through the district, have an iep in place. It is now time for him to be retested and i think the school tests are not going to get to the bottom of why he is still having trouble learning. My psychiatrist recommends getting him tested through a neuropsychologist. It costs 3600 and im wondering is it really worth the time and the money???
yes it is worth the money, but do your research and make sure you use some one with a good reputation.We did our testing BEFORE the school has done theirs. It was worth the money and took a while to find a qualified individual. The school is doing their testing right now and say there is NO WAY he will get an IEP because he is too intelligent and scores too high. He cannot write or do multiple step math problems. I am not asking for the world. Just some help with these specific areas. It looks like a fight is ahead. An IEP has nothing to do with intelligence, it is for his weaknesses. My friend actually had to drive her son to the school board and have them ask him a question and when they couldn't understand a thing he said they gave her services after being denied for 1 year, due to his high intelligence and test scores. It is truly amazing how some schools deal with these problems. Good Luck. Your child should be tested both by the school and a competent neurophych eval if you can afford it. It is very much worth it.
We had a neuropsych eval. done 1.5 years ago- it was the best money we ever spent. Our pediatrician has a lot of experience dx'ing adhd, but she did not feel comfortable dx'ing my son because he has some anxiety issues as well. With the neuropsch, he was able to say what was adhd, what was anxiety, and rule out depression and any possible LD. The schools tests are not as thorough and they are really only looking for things that have an "educational impact", so if your son's problems are not extreme they may be glossed over.
The school had been denying that my son even had a problem- telling us he was "average" because his grades averaged out to a "c" (he was getting a mixed of As and Fs without much in between). When we gave them the report the school psychologist (who was an ass, thankfully he's moved on) just kept saying "Wow, this is a very thorough evaluation." They then agreed to put some of the neuropsych's recommendations into a "student support plan", something they wouldn't even consider before.
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