What to check
Read the plan for these specific details
Which report recommendations are school-related and tied to if autism-related needs are described as school access needs instead of only a medical diagnosis.
Confirm the IEP sections that should respond are updated: present levels, social communication goals, behavior supports, sensory accommodations, related services, staff supports, and placement.
Look for records showing the team connected the key school-related recommendation with school data, the written IEP record, or a documented refusal when a specific change was requested.
Sample outside-report finding
Private Autism Evaluation recommendations need an IEP crosswalk
What the record shows
The private autism evaluation recommends visual supports and social-communication goals, but the IEP only lists preferential seating.
What to ask for
Put this in writing: the team should identify which one or two school-related recommendations it considered, what school data it is relying on, and if any requested change was accepted, trialed, refused, or needs more data.
A written request you can use
Send one specific question
“Please document how the team considered the autism evaluation findings in present levels, goals, accommodations, services, and staff supports.”
Document based IEP review
Check the pages you already have
The review reads the pages you upload, points to the wording behind each concern, and helps you prepare questions. It does not send anything to your school or decide a legal claim.
Common questions
Does the school have to follow a private autism evaluation?
If a parent shares a private evaluation, ask the team to document how the results were considered when making IEP decisions. That does not mean the team will adopt every recommendation. Ask what school data and reasoning supports any recommendation the team is not adopting.
What should I compare first?
Start with social communication, restricted or repetitive patterns, sensory needs, behavior, adaptive skills, anxiety, and support recommendations, then compare those findings with present levels, social communication goals, behavior supports, sensory accommodations, related services, staff supports, and placement.
What if the school says it considered the report but changed nothing?
Ask where that response is documented. If you requested an IEP, evaluation, or service change and the team refused it, ask if Prior Written Notice (PWN) will be provided.