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[quote=Anonymous]Our 7 year old DS was just diagnosed with ODD after having private psycho-educational testing done.  He has been having serious issues with behavior this school year (tantrums, leaving class, hitting, kicking, screaming, throwing things, etc.) so we got him tested to see what was going on.  This issues are fairly school specific.  He has had a classroom switch recently and the problems have almost completely dissipated.  We already had him evaluated prior to the switch and the diagnosis is partially based on information from his previous teacher.  They said doesn't have ADHD, anxiety, or any other disabilities, and his IQ was in the 91st percentile.  They did say he could benefit from some fine motor skill OT focusing on handwriting.  He's already in private OT.

I'm wondering if it was just a bad classroom fit.  I do know he does get irritated when forced to do certain things and acts out when bored.  I want to make sure I'm advocating for him in the best way possible and am questioning that since we now have a diagnosis if he would be better served with a 504 or IEP.  He's getting all A's academically however his behavior in his old class was preventing him from accessing the curriculum and he was suspended.  It might be nice to have the OT integrated in the school day as well.  We have a neuropsych appointment scheduled in March at KK, is it worth keeping that?  [/quote]

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