Navigating Your Child’s Psychological Evaluation: What Comes Next?
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By Amanda M. Cosgriff, Ph.D., BCBA & Licensed School Psychologist
After an extensive search for a psychologist, providing background information, answering seemingly endless questions, undergoing hours of testing, and waiting weeks for results, you finally receive the call to schedule your feedback meeting. During this meeting, the psychologist explains the evaluation results, outlines your child’s learning profile, and, if applicable, provides a diagnosis. You leave thinking, “We finally have an explanation—now we can move forward.”
However, over the next couple of days you may start to feel overwhelmed. Where do you begin? How do you take the next steps? If this sounds...
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