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[quote=Anonymous]I agree that you need to start the IEP process now instead of waiting for the neuropsych.  I have a similar child with Asperger's/ASD/ADHD whose main issue is social pragmatics and he has had an IEP since prek4.

It is much much easier to get an IEP in preschool prior to K especially if your child has a high IQ and is not behind academically because preschool is all about socialization not academics.

DS is 9 in 4th grade now, fully mainstreamed and doing great academically and socially, has lots of friends, because of the supports and services provided in his IEP.  ABA was never recommended for DS but he gets OT (zippers, utensils, handwriting, etc when he was younger.  Touch typing speed now) and lots of social supports including pragmatic speech with SLP, social classes with the school counselor using the Superflex curriculum, lunch bunch, etc.

You want to get your DS support via an IEP before K since it is very difficult to get a kid an IEP if they are at or above grade level academically in K or higher.[/quote]

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