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School did an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation
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<blockquote data-quote="Martie" data-source="post: 5470" data-attributes="member: 284"><p>I do not know enough about the evaluation of sensory issues to respond specifically.</p><p></p><p>However, you have an ABSOLUTE right to have the scores interpreted and the raw scores reinterpreted by your own consultant if, after their explanation, you still do not understand or agree.</p><p></p><p>(It is possible to know what a score means and not agree with the interpretation.) Here is an example of what I mean: when my ex-difficult child was 11, he produced a "listening to sounds" subscale score with a standard score of 89 (more than one s.d. below the mean.) No one believed this was valid--he most likely was unmotivated, and he is a musician who is very sensitive--in a good way--to everything about sound. I refused further testing of this item even though the S/L person wanted it "investigated" as a possible cause for his problems. The issue wasn't over the score: both of us knew what a SS of 89 is; the disagreement was over what the score MEANT for my son.</p><p></p><p>I hope this example helps you see that two levels of understanding are needed in interpretation of evaluation results: what score is obtained and what the meaning is.</p><p></p><p>Martie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martie, post: 5470, member: 284"] I do not know enough about the evaluation of sensory issues to respond specifically. However, you have an ABSOLUTE right to have the scores interpreted and the raw scores reinterpreted by your own consultant if, after their explanation, you still do not understand or agree. (It is possible to know what a score means and not agree with the interpretation.) Here is an example of what I mean: when my ex-difficult child was 11, he produced a "listening to sounds" subscale score with a standard score of 89 (more than one s.d. below the mean.) No one believed this was valid--he most likely was unmotivated, and he is a musician who is very sensitive--in a good way--to everything about sound. I refused further testing of this item even though the S/L person wanted it "investigated" as a possible cause for his problems. The issue wasn't over the score: both of us knew what a SS of 89 is; the disagreement was over what the score MEANT for my son. I hope this example helps you see that two levels of understanding are needed in interpretation of evaluation results: what score is obtained and what the meaning is. Martie [/QUOTE]
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