Originally Posted by blackcat
they don't want to give services to a gifted kid like DD who does great on reading/math standardized tests

One other thought to add to blackat's - you might also run into teachers or SPED staff etc who don't believe it's possible to be both intellectually gifted and also have a disability. We ran into a few staff who had some very outdated and biased views re what SPED really is and about kids who need SPED services.

polarbear