One private psychologist who looked at my daughter described the school districts insistence on an autism dx (in writing) as being "ludicrous, bordering on criminal."
How wonderful that you got that in writing!! (Our private psychologist said she'd be happy to write me a letter as well, but wanted to meet with me first... I thought "hmmm, I wonder if she'll charge me for that meeting." ...I never did call her to ask or schedule the meeting).
And how awful that they just designated your daughter without confirmation!! It sounds like your school was more aggressive than ours. I don't think that they're allowed to label a child without a copy of a report from a qualified tester. Our school "handled me with kids gloves" and then backed down once I took DS to a provincial specialist (this after I'd spent $$$ on private testing and submitted a 17 page report, which wasn't good enough for the school... I was NOT IMPRESSED).
Fun, isn't it...
