Hi everyone,
Sorry to ask all the questions. I'm very upset with school that DS 7 is attending and could really use objective perspectives.
A brief recap of what happened last January. DS was put through a battery of tests because of behavioral issues at school. He scored 98 to 99.6 on the academic achievement tests. He scored a 127 on the IQ test(I don't remember the name of which test they gave him) The school Psychologist and the Speech Path had a disagreement on their evaluations on him. The Psychologists said she felt he fit on the Autism spectrum and SP said he was normal. Because of this disagreement, the school recommended him to be evaluated independently, but they would only recognize a diagnoses from a Pediatric Neurologist.
I made an appointment with the Children's Hospital in Boston with a Pediatric Neurologist. She examined him only for gross and fine motor skills, then tells me that she is not qualified to diagnose anything on the Autistic spectrum. When I made the appointment I was very clear on why I was making the appointment. So, I'm back to square one.
My husband and I had a meeting with the school last Wednesday to discuss the appointment with the Neurologist. The school wants him tested again with another Neurologist. At the meeting it was brought up that the school could make and send in all the paperwork in a Neurologist of there choice. I told them I wanted to make the appointment, so I could talk with the Neurologist to make sure it was a good fit. They all just looked at each other and a new topic was brought up.
After the meeting my husband and I talked in detail about the whole meeting and decided we did not want him tested by a Neurologists. I called the school the next day and told them our decision.
I received a phone call from his teacher last night trying to talk me back into re-testing him. Telling me she could not do anything additional with him without an IEP. She also said that the school wanted to send all the paperwork from the testing in January and just send it to a Neurologist without the Neurologist meeting my son. I was horrified! How can someone send out dated info. This is not logical! If they sent all the paperwork it would show a large discrepancy between the way he acts at school and the way he acts at home. Additionally, it would show a large difference between the school Psychologist and the SP. How could anyone make a diagnoses based on that info, without meeting him.
I've has a suspicion for some time now that the school was not looking out for my son's best interest. I feel it's all about funding. The school is pushing so hard for a diagnoses of any kind.
Please tell me my thinking is off base, because I have lost faith in the system that I was counting on to help and education my son.
Oh,I also told the teacher that we will have my son tested, but not through a Neurologist. We will pick someone who has my son's best interest in mind.
