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[quote=Anonymous]OP,

ADHD and anxiety isn't the same thing as emotional disability, so thank your lucky stars:
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/special_ed/disabilities/emotion_disability/index.shtml

Tantrums and physical aggression are not signs of boredom, so just get that excuse right out of your head.  These are regulatory and behavioral issues.  Having a high IQ doesn't necessarily mean you're gifted.  MCPS'  Gifted and Talented/LD programs usually don't start until 2nd or 3rd in any case:
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/enriched/gtld/

If they offer her a spot in a Model Aspergers Program--TAKE IT.  Her profile is close enough.   You can ask for a self-contained classroom program like at Carl Sandberg, or programs at the Frost or Lourie schools.  Tour these programs and you'll be begging for the MAP.

In the here and now, ask the school in writing RIGHT NOW to conduct an FBA--Functional Behavioral Assessment, so you can beef up her IEP and help get her an appropriate placement.  I would also very much consider Ivymount's social skills group for girls ASAP.  Her high IQ will go to waste if she can't get along with others.  There's concurrent parent class, so it's expensive but so worth it.  My kid has ADHD and the same behavioral principles apply.[/quote]

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