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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 6142" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>Sounds as if things went well. Good job, Mom!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Not exactly. This was a meeting to decide what private evaluations they are going to use and what evaluations they want to do in-house. After evaluations are completed and the sd report written, there will be another meeting for eligibility determination purposes.</p><p></p><p>Just so you know, the regs state, "In evaluating each child with a disability under §§300.531-300.536, the evaluation is sufficiently comprehensive to identify all of the child's special education and related services needs, whether or not commonly linked to the disability category in which the child has been classified. The child is assessed in all areas related to the suspected disability, including, if appropriate, health, vision, hearing, social and emotional status, general intelligence, academic performance, communicative status, and motor abilities."</p><p></p><p>What this means is that if they discover or "suspect" an additional evaluation(s) is needed during the process, the sd needs to do more than what was initially decided. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) can not diagnose Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) (aka Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)). Ironically, however, a Speech Language Pathologist is the professional that treats Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD). [There is a difference between treating Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) and providing accomodations for Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD). You'd want the sd to provide both.]</p><p></p><p>If the sd IEP team members do not understand your private evaluation lingo, get the doctor to write it in plain language. "X has been diagnosed with ADHD-Combined and Central Auditory Processing Disorder."</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Does the audiologist's report recommend additional testing?</p><p></p><p>Speech therapy typically has to do with annunciation. Language therapy would be to treat the Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD). A qualified Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) could do both.</p><p></p><p>Test of Auditory-Perceptual Skills-Revised (TAPS-R)</p><p>by Morrison F. Gardner</p><p></p><p>Ages: 4-0 through 13-11</p><p>Testing Time: 10-15 minutes</p><p>Administration: Individual</p><p>The Test of Auditory-Perceptual Skills (TAPS), a highly respected, well-normed and well-standardized measurement of a subject's ability to perceive auditory matter, has been revised. TAPS-R provides valuable information used in the diagnosing of subjects who have auditory difficulties, imperceptions of auditory modality, and/or language problems that could be the basis for learning problems. Although the overall concept of the original TAPS has been retained, some of the original items have been replaced with new items.</p><p></p><p>The norms for the revised version of the TAPS are more refined and include standard scores, scaled scores, stanines and percentiles for each subtest. Scoring takes approximately 5 to 10 minutes.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You're probably right. There are different types of Auditory Processing Disorders (APD). I agree they are giving you the runaround.</p><p></p><p>You can also consult with the Audiologist; get his input and/or a letter from him/her if need be. Also, keep in mind that if you do not agree with the sd's evaluation, you can get an IEE. Just the next time around, it will be at school district expense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 6142, member: 23"] Sounds as if things went well. Good job, Mom! Not exactly. This was a meeting to decide what private evaluations they are going to use and what evaluations they want to do in-house. After evaluations are completed and the sd report written, there will be another meeting for eligibility determination purposes. Just so you know, the regs state, "In evaluating each child with a disability under §§300.531-300.536, the evaluation is sufficiently comprehensive to identify all of the child's special education and related services needs, whether or not commonly linked to the disability category in which the child has been classified. The child is assessed in all areas related to the suspected disability, including, if appropriate, health, vision, hearing, social and emotional status, general intelligence, academic performance, communicative status, and motor abilities." What this means is that if they discover or "suspect" an additional evaluation(s) is needed during the process, the sd needs to do more than what was initially decided. A Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) can not diagnose Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) (aka Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)). Ironically, however, a Speech Language Pathologist is the professional that treats Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD). [There is a difference between treating Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) and providing accomodations for Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD). You'd want the sd to provide both.] If the sd IEP team members do not understand your private evaluation lingo, get the doctor to write it in plain language. "X has been diagnosed with ADHD-Combined and Central Auditory Processing Disorder." Does the audiologist's report recommend additional testing? Speech therapy typically has to do with annunciation. Language therapy would be to treat the Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD). A qualified Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) could do both. Test of Auditory-Perceptual Skills-Revised (TAPS-R) by Morrison F. Gardner Ages: 4-0 through 13-11 Testing Time: 10-15 minutes Administration: Individual The Test of Auditory-Perceptual Skills (TAPS), a highly respected, well-normed and well-standardized measurement of a subject's ability to perceive auditory matter, has been revised. TAPS-R provides valuable information used in the diagnosing of subjects who have auditory difficulties, imperceptions of auditory modality, and/or language problems that could be the basis for learning problems. Although the overall concept of the original TAPS has been retained, some of the original items have been replaced with new items. The norms for the revised version of the TAPS are more refined and include standard scores, scaled scores, stanines and percentiles for each subtest. Scoring takes approximately 5 to 10 minutes. You're probably right. There are different types of Auditory Processing Disorders (APD). I agree they are giving you the runaround. You can also consult with the Audiologist; get his input and/or a letter from him/her if need be. Also, keep in mind that if you do not agree with the sd's evaluation, you can get an IEE. Just the next time around, it will be at school district expense. [/QUOTE]
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