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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Just to clarify, schools don't tend to give IEPs to kids who are doing well in school (this is based on teacher reports, not grades). We've asked. We're already in the process of requesting the IEP but not holding our breaths. We're not going to redshirt DC.[/quote]

This is false. You can be at grade level and still need an IEP. Get schooled before clarifying on here. Schools will lead you to believe that to avoid doing an IEP. Or will tell you that a 504 accommodations plan is just as good. Get an advocate or  become an expert on this, it's a long journey.[/quote]
I didn't say "at grade level" you did. I said "doing well in school" and that means there aren't currently issues at school. Please don't misrepresent my statements.[/quote]

I think folks are trying to help you. My DD is academically at grade level or beyond but behind in social skills. She actually loves playing with other kids but has trouble with back and forth communication with them which can be frustrating for her. She has no atypical difficult behaviors (sometimes she verbally protests but it’s not out of the range of typical and she has no aggression issues).

We just did her kindergarten IEP and it’s all speech and communication skills. That being said, it’s not a ton of support (I think 2.5 hours total over the course of the week). We are planning to redshirt DD anyways since she just made the age cutoff. We are also likely to send her to a private school with small class sizes as I think she won’t thrive in public and will get overwhelmed. I will say if we didn’t have a diagnose from an outside provider with a really good report about accommodations I am pretty sure they would’ve pushed a 504.

As others have said, I’d do any meetups you can. I’d read books about going to kindergarten. I write my DD social stories all the time and had success this year taking pictures when we did a classroom visit day and turning that into a story about her routine. Maybe ask parents or the school what the routine is for a kindergartener so you can turn that into a story. I also put a picture of us in DDs backpack and wrote about it in the social story saying something like, “If I get sad or anxious, there is a picture of my family in my backpack that I can look at or hug.” She never actually used it but even it just being there gave her comfort! She made sure the first couple weeks of school it was in there in the morning.[/quote]

Thank you, I appreciate this.

I think what some folks are missing is that ASD1 is a very broad category. ASD1 is diagnosed as late as adolescence or later for some kids because they are able to get by until that age.

Many families with this diagnosis at age 5 seek IEPs and don't get them. It's not that we're not trying - there's some history here I'm intentionally not sharing - it's just that realistically, we don't expect to have it in place when she starts K.

Thank you to those who have offered advice about supporting the transition to K.[/quote]

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