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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We went through early stages for our 4 year old thinking speech delay and developmental delay.  They want to classify him with Autism in the IEP.  He isn’t currently in school and will start in the fall.  I’m not sure where to go from here. Im not 100% sure he has autism. We are going to give him some time in pre k before making any decisions.  I guess I’m just looking for advice or people who have been there.  We’d like to start private speech but don’t know where to start.  Any help or advice would be great.  Thanks[/quote]

In my experience, an autism label can ber an educational death sentence IF  your child has severe language issues. If you had a very verbal child, getting an autism label doesn't seem to be as much of an issue.  The problem is multi-fold: An autism label doesn't easily come off. It will follow your child around. It's also often an excuse to put a child in a self-contained class, which, at least in my state, is glorified baby sitting. So your child gets further and further behind. And because a language kid will typically easily imitate behaviors, they start imitating the movements and speech of their classmates, their only role models.

To find out your school's true intentions, ask them to provide you with statistics about how often a child labeled with educational autism and language difficulties is moved back into the general population.

Never blindly trust the schools -- they have their own agenda. For example, if they have a teacher who is certified in cognitive impairment, and that class isn't full, they may slide your child into that classroom so they don't have to staff and the autism ratio. This has happened to several of my friends.

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OP here.  I’m not going to agree to a self contained classroom.  I don’t feel a kid who has never been in school should be placed in a self contained room without a medical diagnosis of autism. Thanks for your advice becuauzd it has given me the resolve to go and fight for what I think is best. [/quote]

OP, get a really detailed language evaluation. Particularly find out your child's receptive language level. That is key to everything. Get the CELF test.

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