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Originally Posted by Ray27Ray52
SPED teachers will use an ADHD diagnosis when organizing an SST or an IEP but I don't know about diagnosing someone themselves. Seems like an overreach. I'd have to ask my wife when she gets home. She's the IEP chair for her school.
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Originally Posted by Ray27Ray52
Ok so she says and I quote "teachers and school psychologists can not diagnose ADD, AdHD, or any learning disability for that manner, they can only say that the child displays behaviors that meet the criteria for an ADHD diagnosis". But just because they have ADHD doesn't mean they will qualify for an IEP.
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I guess they use "asses" to cover themselves. How about bring the kid to the Dr. Have a medical professional do their job and THEN meet up with the school.
But living in a nanny state give people god complexes I guess