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It's the very rare school that dares to ask this of parents, OP, because a lot of parents don't take it well. It makes me think your child really needs it.

However, a full neuropsych by a reputable psychologist's practice will cost at least $3K and be several hours long. I'm not sure that's appropriate for a young child, because if they don't take it seriously throughout, the results of the battery of tests will not be reliable. Most practices have waiting lists.

I would make an appointment with a development ped and go from there (there might also be a waiting list). There are shorter evaluations that can be done on younger children.

Your child sounds as if he may have ADHD and possibly ASD. ASD cannot be medicated, ADHD can, but parents often are wary of medicating so young. There are behavioral modifications for your child and parent education you can do, but that is long-term work, and you'll need to do research and have some guidance by experts.

You can report back to the preschool that you've made an appointment with a developmental ped. They will decide what measures to take on their end to manage the outbursts. There is a risk he might be asked to leave, but there's not much you can do about that. There's no magic pill to make him suddenly better!

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