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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 380739" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Welcome!! There might very well be an issue your son needs to deal with, but honestly, the people at school aren't always the best ones to diagnose it and shouldn't be pushing for ADHD medications when there hasn't even been a real evaluation done. I would suggest neuropsychological testing done by a private licensed psychologist with a PhD. Some states have licenses for neuropsychologist, others don't have that specified title but still the psychologist would tell you if they are licensed to do this type of testing and if they have experience in testing children. Then, you can request the school to start the evaluation process for an IEP. I'd start the private testing first though because it can takes months to get that completed and you want it completed prior to the school completing their evaluation for an IEP. Tell the school though that you are getting testing done privately.</p><p></p><p>Try not to cry- I know it's hard but chances are he will be able to stay in a mainstream school and if he needs medications, you can have the assurance that qualified people (a psychologist and psychiatrist) feel he needs them and have given him a qualified evaluation prior to determining what medications he needs. The IEP will allow him both accommodations and protection from excessive suspensions and so forth at school.</p><p></p><p>Most of us here have had to go thru this and there is a grieving process when we realize that raising "this particular child" is not going to go as smoothly as we had hoped and there will be bigger bumps in the road than we foresaw. People here have tons of various experiences and can offer support for you as you go thru this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 380739, member: 3699"] Welcome!! There might very well be an issue your son needs to deal with, but honestly, the people at school aren't always the best ones to diagnose it and shouldn't be pushing for ADHD medications when there hasn't even been a real evaluation done. I would suggest neuropsychological testing done by a private licensed psychologist with a PhD. Some states have licenses for neuropsychologist, others don't have that specified title but still the psychologist would tell you if they are licensed to do this type of testing and if they have experience in testing children. Then, you can request the school to start the evaluation process for an IEP. I'd start the private testing first though because it can takes months to get that completed and you want it completed prior to the school completing their evaluation for an IEP. Tell the school though that you are getting testing done privately. Try not to cry- I know it's hard but chances are he will be able to stay in a mainstream school and if he needs medications, you can have the assurance that qualified people (a psychologist and psychiatrist) feel he needs them and have given him a qualified evaluation prior to determining what medications he needs. The IEP will allow him both accommodations and protection from excessive suspensions and so forth at school. Most of us here have had to go thru this and there is a grieving process when we realize that raising "this particular child" is not going to go as smoothly as we had hoped and there will be bigger bumps in the road than we foresaw. People here have tons of various experiences and can offer support for you as you go thru this. [/QUOTE]
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