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13 year old son with repeat behavior issues at school
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 706946" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Your son's pediatrician should be able to refer him to both a psychiatrist and a neuroPSYCHOLOGIST (not neuropsychiatrist -you won't get far looking for one of those, it really is important to look for the right thing, sadly. I found that using the wrong terms often just got me hung up on rather than having people help me find the right thing.) The therapist won't be able to do a referral at all. Insurance won't take a referral from a therapist or psychologist. </p><p></p><p>You really need to talk to your son's pediatrician or your family practice doctor, that is the doctor who will do the referrals. You may need to push them or be insistent.</p><p></p><p>As for the suspensions, there are laws about how many are allowed, but private schools are not always held to the same standards as public schools. It still sometimes applies if they get ANY federal money for school lunches or anything though. I do mean ANY federal money at all. Failing to follow Special Education law can mean losing ALL federal funding for the school, and for MANY private schools that can mean going under. So maybe looking at the school budget would give you a bit of leverage with the principal. But you have to figure out who has those budget figures or what committee is in charge of teh budgets or whatever.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 706946, member: 1233"] Your son's pediatrician should be able to refer him to both a psychiatrist and a neuroPSYCHOLOGIST (not neuropsychiatrist -you won't get far looking for one of those, it really is important to look for the right thing, sadly. I found that using the wrong terms often just got me hung up on rather than having people help me find the right thing.) The therapist won't be able to do a referral at all. Insurance won't take a referral from a therapist or psychologist. You really need to talk to your son's pediatrician or your family practice doctor, that is the doctor who will do the referrals. You may need to push them or be insistent. As for the suspensions, there are laws about how many are allowed, but private schools are not always held to the same standards as public schools. It still sometimes applies if they get ANY federal money for school lunches or anything though. I do mean ANY federal money at all. Failing to follow Special Education law can mean losing ALL federal funding for the school, and for MANY private schools that can mean going under. So maybe looking at the school budget would give you a bit of leverage with the principal. But you have to figure out who has those budget figures or what committee is in charge of teh budgets or whatever. [/QUOTE]
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