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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 47640" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I would insist, although if the neuropsychologist only spent two hours with your child, I'd wonder about her competence. Most NeuroPsychs spend hours on observation and testing. My son had twelve hours and the neuropsychologist saw different things each time. My son wasn't just given ADOS--he had a ton of tests for everything under the son. My son can be witty and "get" jokes. He makes eye contact sometimes, not always. He is more social than many kids on the spectrum. He was diagnosed, after an intensive twelve hours testing block (six two hour appointments) with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified because he is on the Spectrum, but doesn't fit into classic autism or Aspergers. He also had a full IQ test, all sorts of Learning Disability (LD) tests, and I had to fill out a billion forms :smile: He read all the school reports. He tested Lucas on a computer for ADHD. He was able to give us a complete overview of our son's strengths/weaknesses and a reason as to why he felt he was on the spectrum. My son IS on the spectrum. We figured that out way before most professionals did. It took this intensive evaluation to show the professional WHY. In a two hour span, I'm sure the neuropsychologist would not have seen all that he did. in my opinion two hours of testing is not nearly enough and she needs to observe your child over a much longer length of time. I hate when professionals see a kid for 1-2 hours and try to diagnose or rule out. I would have her do the nine yards of testing. Ask who is taking patients for this doctor while she is out of town. Maybe her fill in is better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 47640, member: 1550"] I would insist, although if the neuropsychologist only spent two hours with your child, I'd wonder about her competence. Most NeuroPsychs spend hours on observation and testing. My son had twelve hours and the neuropsychologist saw different things each time. My son wasn't just given ADOS--he had a ton of tests for everything under the son. My son can be witty and "get" jokes. He makes eye contact sometimes, not always. He is more social than many kids on the spectrum. He was diagnosed, after an intensive twelve hours testing block (six two hour appointments) with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified because he is on the Spectrum, but doesn't fit into classic autism or Aspergers. He also had a full IQ test, all sorts of Learning Disability (LD) tests, and I had to fill out a billion forms [img]:smile:[/img] He read all the school reports. He tested Lucas on a computer for ADHD. He was able to give us a complete overview of our son's strengths/weaknesses and a reason as to why he felt he was on the spectrum. My son IS on the spectrum. We figured that out way before most professionals did. It took this intensive evaluation to show the professional WHY. In a two hour span, I'm sure the neuropsychologist would not have seen all that he did. in my opinion two hours of testing is not nearly enough and she needs to observe your child over a much longer length of time. I hate when professionals see a kid for 1-2 hours and try to diagnose or rule out. I would have her do the nine yards of testing. Ask who is taking patients for this doctor while she is out of town. Maybe her fill in is better. [/QUOTE]
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