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You may need a current diagnosis in order to take the test with accommodations. The following articles have information about educational testing for adults:

A full psycho-educational assessment would be helpful to give you more information about the way this student learns.

From your comments, I am concerned that this private, independent school is not equipped to provide the necessary special education tutoring and accommodations.

I can appreciate your concerns and frustration. What you describe is not normal. You need to act.

As your developmental pediatrician mentioned, development can be uneven between three and six or seven, especially for boys. Some kids are reading by first grade and some are not.

According to the International Dyslexia Asssociation and the Learning Disabilites Association of America, about 15% of the population (close to one in seven) has a learning disability.

There are several national organizations that may be able help you through this process and give local professional referrals.