Sorry, this is long to give background.
Due to behavioral issues, we are getting DS2 evaluated. He's 8 and just started 3rd grade. We had an SST at school in the spring but it was just a few weeks before the end of the school year so they recommended we take him to see the therapist (LCSW) that DS1 has been seeing (since his concussion last Fall.) The school psychologist told us at the SST that it sounded to her like anxiety. After several sessions with the therapist, she recommended we get him evaluated- the therapist believes he more likely is high functioning autistic and/or SPD. So we made an appointment with the behavioral development specialist our pediatrician recommended. The soonest appointment they could give us was a couple months out, but now it is approaching in about 2 weeks.
The therapist also recommended we request that the school district do the assessments. So we sent a letter to the district over the summer and they responded that they will have the principal schedule another SST to discuss the plan for assessments about 2 weeks after school starts.
School started this week. I chatted with the principal and met the new school psychologist on the first day of school- they said they received the letter and confirmed they will schedule the SST.
My question is- should we keep the private appointment with the behavioral doc or cancel and let the school do the assessment? Should we tell the school about the private appointment? Is there any benefit to having both assessments?
Thanks for any advice you can give me.