GGG, I think we might be looking at private testing now, then public once he is in school. My husband and I are still deciding. It's hard, all these specialists, and fighting for what your kid needs. Just because your son is a genius doesn't mean he should not receive help. Did you get a second opinion? That's another thing, should I get a second opinion, especially after OT evaluation?
Questions, thank you for the PM!
Aeh, You do the testing yourself, at home? Do you have links or resources I could look over? Never thought about doing it myself. Are you trained to administer these tests?
Oops, confusing you...I'm an assessment professional. I don't test my own children, though (at least not for high-stakes). I meant that a single person (the psych) does or can do the bulk of the assessments in a school eval, with the exception of a few specialized ones, like speech & OT.
There really are some things you could do yourself, though, that would be informative, though possibly not accepted by the school system. You can take data on some aspects of academic achievement, such as oral reading fluency, reading inventories, writing fluency, math fluency, sight word vocabulary (e.g., Dolch list), knowledge of isolated phonograms. You can also use validated screeners for ADHD and emotional indicators. You can also find checklists for developmental milestones, that may include language and cognition, that will not give you an IQ, but will give you some sense of the range.
What aspects are you most interested in? I can point you in some directions for downloadables.
