So, if Cathy showed up at the school and said, "yes, those things can be considered, but here's the rest of the story", do you think the school will listen?
Hmm, I think that depends! They might, but it would be far more likely to work if the school had used the IAS before. If they had, I'd ask them to use it with the child, to look at those factors in a broader context.
If they hadn't used it before, it might take convincing them to get the IAS or at least to recognise it as valid. Trouble is, they might not be interested in doing that! It's hard to get schools to change. Still, it might be worth a shot -- or at least pointing out that there are other factors that should be considered.
