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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi all,

I'm just looking to hear from any parents that can relate to my current position and any advice/tips you'd suggest as we go through the process of figuring out where to place my son for Kindergarten next year. At 3 years old, my son had a significant speech delay (only occasionally combining two words) and was showing signs of autism (rigidity, meltdowns, and not really wanting to socialize or socialize appropriately with peers). He was diagnosed with ASD. Shortly after diagnosis, we discovered he had fluid in his ears which was affecting his hearing. After placing tubes, my son began to develop more speech.

At 4.5 years old, we finally got the speech explosion we were hoping for and this school year, we placed him in a reverse mainstream classroom (half typical kids, half kids with IEPs) where he is doing very well - making friends, initiating play, demonstrating empathy, following directions, engaging in circle time, demonstrating flexibility, etc. In other words, a lot of the signs of autism seem to have disappeared as my son's language has developed closer to typical levels. He still has some work to do on the language side of things but we no longer get any complaints about behavioral issues at school.

I've decided to take him in for a new autism evaluation with a developmental psychologist to see if she agrees with his current diagnosis. And I'm stressing about what to do about Kindergarten next year. I would like to see him mainstreamed and would prefer to send him to a small private school in our neighborhood but am concerned about how they would pre-judge him if they see the autism diagnosis.

Anyone been through anything similar?

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I'll be watching this thread with you OP.  My DS situation is very similar to what you describe except for the fluid in ears /and tubes.  My DS was diagnosed with autism at 21 months but largely due to speech delay, lack of empathy and not initiating play or making eye contact.  All of these disappeared right at 4.5 mark.  He has an early October b-day so I am considering testing for early admit kindergarten because he already reading and his teachers now consider him within typical range and he actually would no longer qualify for the special program he is in now for next year.  [/quote]

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