The wrightslaw site has lists of suggested assessment tools for different conditions. Having in writing (from an outside specialist) that your son's anxiety is a reaction to a hostile learning environment rather than a separate condition would be helpful...
This: "son's anxiety is a reaction to a hostile learning environment " is EXACTLY my position he doesn't have "anxiety" or any behaviors unless he is being shamed for his disability and/or the disability is not being accommodated for. However, and unfortunately, he was merely diagnosed with anxiety and the report, being poorly done by a poor psychologist, never addressed this issue at all. So, to the school he just has an "anxiety disorder," which I try to use to DS's advantage by saying if he is with hostile teachers it brings out his "anxiety" and if he doesn't have access to his education without being inhibited by his writing disability then his anxiety is triggered ...
I am fine with them having anxiety goals (hey everyone has some anxiety - can't hurt to have tools to cope, right?) and I am fine with a "baseline" as long as I know what they are doing and how... and as long as they are not causing harm to my DS. I will never be on board with FBAs when it comes to my kid - sorry, glad other people have had good experiences with it ... I am sure in certain instances, with truly good FBAs, there are many postives...I don't trust ours with my DS - especially since no one seems to understand how a neuromuscular disability affects a gifted child...Just my experience.
