My son had some assessments done at the end of the school year last year when he was 9 yrs, 9 mos.
On the CELF-R my son scored an age equivalent of 8yrs 1mo.
On a Test of Auditory-Perceptual Skills he scored:
Auditory Number Memory
Forward 4 yrs 7 mos
Reversed 4 yrs 4 mos
Auditory Sentance Memory 7 yrs 1 mo
Auditory Word Memory <4 yrs 0 mo
Auditory Interpretation of Directions 7 yrs 1 mo
Auditory Word Discrimination >12yrs 11 mos
Auditory Processing 9 yrs 3 mos
TOTAL PERCENTILE RANK: 10%
The school psychologist reported that my son’s test were average to low average, and that he did not qualify for any special education services. These scores seemed very low, since his IQ had been tested several times in the 120 range.(The school tested him at 102)
The school justified not providing any services because “He was working at a functional level”at school.(Even though his potential was much higher)
During the summer I had an independant evaluation done. He was diagnosed with Aspergers and Major Depression.(He was previosly diagnosed at 2 1/2 with PDD NOS)
I feel that there is a definate discrepency between his ability and his performance.
A new team is now evaluating him and I would like some insight on services that the school could provide for my son to help his learning experience. I have an IEP soon and would like to be as prepared as possible.
Any reply would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Re: What can I expect the school to provide?
Andrea,
Thank you for the insight. He went on medication for depression after testing was complete. I do not remember his mood on those particular days. He could of very well been depressed at that time. He did have the Woodcock Johnson III. It was written that that his “academic skill spanned from average to superior”, while the assessment report written by the psychologist (the one summarizing all the tests) noted his difficulty in handwriting and auditory memory.
Marlo
Re: What can I expect the school to provide?
What type of support does your son need at school? I understand you want him to work to his potential, but what is it that requires him to need “specialized” education? Does he need to work in different type of settings? Does he need accommodations for testing? Does he need additional instruction in areas of social behaviors?
Re: What can I expect the school to provide?
Kate,
Thank you for responding to my post. My son could probably use some OT for his handwriitng. He is in 5th grade and last week received an F on a spelling test because he wrote with his left hand. He did this occasionally last year, and he says he must be left handed because his writing with his right hand is so poor. Accomodations in class may be that the teacher can give him an oral test on the words he missed because of illegability. OT also for his awkwardness in throwing and catching.
He also has about a 5 second delay to process information, therefore may not hear all of the lesson or instuction while he is trying to proccess what was just said. He needs help in this area, I am just not sure what that it. Possibly lesson plans sent home the Friday before for the upcoming week and an extra set of books for home so we can try to help him fill in any blanks at home,
Social skills training to give him the ability to cope with teasing and daily life. (He was suicidal last year, partcially because of the teasing he recived and was unable to understand why kids teased him. He takes most things very literal).
Speech therapy for pragmatics. He also has trouble with language expression, causing him to (shut-down)
Was he depressed when the school tested his IQ? That can lower IQ scores. Were any other tests done, such as the Woodcock Johnson?