Sarah Lendzian

Some doctors will just go through the motions to get paid and leave. Dr. Lavado is not one of those doctors. Throughout my evaluation Dr. Lavado was patient, caring, and thorough. However, it was what came after the evaluation that allowed her true colors to shine through. When my results initially came in, they did not indicate I would receive the diagnosis I wanted. However, by talking to me, Dr. Lavado could tell that I truly needed the accommodations I was trying to get for when I would enter college this fall. Rather than just leaving my results where they were and making it easier on herself, Dr. Lavado instead assured me that she would make sure I got the accommodations I needed through a diagnosis that I more clearly qualified for. Moreover, she also suggested having a different parent than the one who initially filled out the observer’s survey fill it out to see if doing so would allow me to also qualify for the diagnosis I originally was tested for. In the end, this allowed me to qualify for both the original diagnosis I came in for and the secondary diagnosis. Not only did Dr. Lavado go out of her way to make sure I got the appropriate diagnoses, but she also went out of her way in providing the resulting paperwork. She wrote up an extremely thorough report that clearly explained my diagnoses, how they were obtained, and the accommodations she recommended for me. Furthermore, she also filled out a form from my college indicating recommended accommodations (yet another action Dr. Lavado took that she did not need to in order to simplify my process of obtaining accommodations). Moreover, throughout the process of this documentation, Dr. Lavado worked with me to make sure that the paperwork included everything I needed and that I could access it successfully. After my experiences with Dr. Lavado, I would highly recommend her to anyone seeking an evaluation because to her, it is not about completing the evaluation, getting paid, and going home for the day. To her, it is about making sure her patients receive the appropriate diagnoses as well as all that they need to achieve their highest potentials in their lives.