Neuropsych. eval.... (more)
Doing a NP for the first time at a teaching hospital. They gave me 5 forms to fill out and insist on ruling out ASD. I am not interested in finding that out. Can I refuse?
posted June 14th, 2016 at 9:56am in Special Needs
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- Why wouldn't you want to know? 6-14-2016 9:56am +1 like
- np: My child is clearly not ASD. Why would I want to pay for that? NP never suggested our DD take that test...(more) 6-15-2016 10:46pm but maybe a teaching hospital giving low rate would want their students to give the full battery of tests.
- ^however if OP just "doesn't want to know" then that is not a good reason to refuse the test. 6-15-2016 10:58pm
- there isn't a special autism test. a neuropsych will include the same battery of tests no matter what 6-15-2016 10:58pm
- So how do NP's test for ASD? 6-15-2016 11:02pm
- the neuropsychological results will show a perosn's relative strenghts and weakness in how they process information and their cognitive processinbg. 6-15-2016 11:03pm
- thanks. 6-15-2016 11:22pm
- the neuropsychological results will show a perosn's relative strenghts and weakness in how they process information and their cognitive processinbg. 6-15-2016 11:03pm
- Well, there is the ADOS which is specifically for autism. OP, is that the test you mean? 6-16-2016 7:07am
- So how do NP's test for ASD? 6-15-2016 11:02pm
- np: My child is clearly not ASD. Why would I want to pay for that? NP never suggested our DD take that test...(more) 6-15-2016 10:46pm
- what are they testing for? 6-14-2016 9:59am
- Why would you? 6-14-2016 9:59am
- Are you at Children's in DC? 6-14-2016 9:59am
- What are you trying to find out? You REALLY need that piece. Otherwise any other diagnosis is nulled and treatment could be detrimental. 6-14-2016 9:59am +2 likes
- so you only want to get help for your dc if it's not autism but if it is autism you don't want to know and don't want help for that? 6-14-2016 10:00am
- I'm very curious why you are getting a np eval, but will not let them do the requisite investigation. Is there more to this background that you're not mentioning? i.e. - had...(more) 6-14-2016 10:58am +1 likeyour child previously had ASD ruled out? Even if he or she did, it's worth revisiting. The purpose of the np is to parse out your child's strengths and challenges. If you're not allowing them to get the whole picture, the report will be potentially flawed and kind of defeat the entire purpose.
- Jesus, you are doing this all wrong. 6-15-2016 10:20pm
- Neuro-psychological tests are used for people of all ages and not everyone is given the same group of tests. My oldest had an NP after having a concussion - a not uncommon reason,...(more) 6-15-2016 10:57pm