We did both -- private to get a more detailed picture, and public because our district will not accept private testing without having public testing first. I've seen many people rush out to get the best testing they can get, and then be completely dismayed because their testing is not admissable and the poor child has to go through it all, again. The private testing can be introduced informally of course, and there is a process for bringing it in to play after the public testing has been done, but either way, in our district, if you want services, you're getting the public testing done at some point.
