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[quote=Anonymous]DS' (just turned 4) preschool teachers raised a concern that he was somewhat disengaged in school and had limited peer interactions and suggested evaluations. A developmental pediatrician at KKI concluded that DS was not on the spectrum but may present with a pragmatic language issue. Early Stages in DC also evaluated him and found that his cognitive and language development was normal. However following a classroom observation, they recommended he be tested to rule out ASD.  Early Stages administered the ADOS and concluded that DS was not on the spectrum. However, based on the tests and classroom observations, they determined that DS did present some developmental  delay for social/emotional and drafted an IEP. We are still in the dark about exactly what's going on. DS has made some progress and he will engage in free play with other children with prompts but he still remains awkward in social situations. He is hesitant to jump into a group of kids but once he warms up, he will participate. Yet, some part of him seems to hang back. He has no perseverations, special interests, fine or gross motor issues etc.

The goals look pretty modest (initiating communication with peers, greetings, developing understanding of nonverbal cues etc.) and the support is for 2 hours a month for an SLP and 4 hours a month for a Sp. Ed. teacher if we accept placement in the in-boundary DCPS school. Sadly, the school doesn't have a glowing reputation (I know this is PreK) and we are considering whether to keep DS in his current private preschool. Since the goals are largely social/emotional, we are discussing with his current preschool about how they might accomodate him (pairing DS with a buddy for reading/chores etc, visual schedule etc.)

Should we keep him in his current preschool in a familiar setting and work with him in the classroom or switch him to a DCPS preK? How well does DCPS Sp. Ed. handle social/emotional delays? Are the goals and services in the IEP reasonable? Should we ask for more, or tweak the IEP later?

Any thoughts are appreciated. TIA[/quote]

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