Like all professionals you will be involved with, they are paid for their expertise and services and it is you who hires or consults them. Again, trust your intuition and observations. I'll get back to you when I decide what to do. Use of Anecdotes Anecdotes are stories to make a point. They are used to give examples.
People remember anecdotes.
For example, if you want to complain about unresponsiveness or insensitivity of the school system to your child, you could talk about your child's IEP goals and explain how they are not being implemented. She has difficulty with fine motor skills, so it takes her a long time to make notes. She also has trouble with auditory processing, so she can't listen and take notes at the same time. Her IEP says she's supposed to be given written handouts of class notes, but her Geography teacher still insists on giving all the information orally, and expects the students to take notes at the same time. He says he doesn't have time to make copies of class notes just for her, and besides, all the other students seem to manage just fine.