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[quote=Anonymous]Our kid has a very similar profile -- superior verbal comp and working memory, sub 5th percentile processing speed, Aspergers and combined ADHD.  170 minutes of pull-out sounds pretty good. I'd suggest focusing more on what's happening in the classroom and on the playground.  He probably needs advance warning if he's going to be called on, so that the slow processing speed doesn't lock him up and cause panic. He'll need extra time and flexibility on tests and assignments.  And is he included and participating?  He may need the teachers to do some social facilitation/coaching.  Maybe a social skills group, but I think that stuff really is best taught in actual situations than pull-out I think. We left DCPS for a private and that was the best thing about the move--they helped him make friends for the first time.

Stick with the ASD code.  School systems understand that, and understand that they aren't going to get away with ignoring it. (You will see a lot of posts on this board speculating that that is why autism diagnoses are going up--it gets kids services.)[/quote]

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