Welcome to the forums, Lissadell. I'm not familiar with either the OLSAT or SOLs so I can't help you with specifics, but I agree with spaghetti - it's best to start putting all of your requests for evaluation etc in writing. Email works a-ok for "writing" and collecting a "paper trail". I'd also summarize any conversations in writing. For instance, summarize the conversation you had with the gifted specialist, send the summary in an email back to her, stating that you want to verify that you understand what she told you, and asking her to let you know if you misunderstood anything she said.
My other suggestion is - try to get a private evaluation. While some school districts are timely and helpful in evaluations for 2e students, others aren't and it appears from what you've described that you face a long uphill climb toward services in both e's. While a private evaluation doesn't guarantee school services, what it gives you can be extremely valuable: an understanding of your child's diagnosis, and a roadmap to remediation. It can also be a powerful tool when advocating both because it gives *you* an understanding of what's up and what to advocate *for*, and because you'll have a report from a professional who's made a diagnosis. When school personnel argue that there is no need for remediation or services etc, then you can fall back on the question "are you disagreeing with the opinion of a qualified professional?". This was *extremely* useful for us in advocating for our 2e dysgraphic ds.
I'll also add - having the recommendations for a path forward from a professional who didn't have any stake in the outcome (i.e., who could recommend needed remediation but also had no loyalty or tie to the institution delivering the remediation) was extremely useful to me as a parent. If your ds is truly 2e, the first thing you need to focus on is understanding the e that's a challenge and helping find a way either through it or around it. Once you understand and have a plan in place to deal with it, chances are good you'll both understand and be able to explain his testing results to others, and, he'll also be able to truly show his knowledge, which will in turn help him receive gifted services.
Hope that makes sense!
Best wishes,
polarbear
