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Originally posted by PsychTau2
See, that's weird to me. A school psychologist with a PhD (or a Master's level person supervised by a PhD) who works for the school CAN give that diagnosis. A teacher can't, but a licensed psych examiner can (at least in most states).
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although technically maybe they can, they are not permitted to as a school psychologist (as far as i know). i don't know if it's for legal reasons or what, but parents have to go to outside practices to begin inquiring about getting a diagnosis.
as a teacher, i am not allowed to even HINT that a child may have add/adhd/learning disability. it really is hard because there are many children that can be helped if the teacher can put the parents on the right track. i can suggest they see a medical doctor to see what they recommend, but can be fired and/or disciplined if i mention he might be LD. although i am the person who teaches the child all day and would probably know best about his learning style, i have to keep my mouth shut. it's a shame, but for legal reasons, i understand why i have to do it.