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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He’s too young for a nueropsych.[/quote]

You should return your degree, it’s useless.[/quote]

The PP is correct, 5 is too young for a helpful neuropsych. Many of the tests, especially the academic ones, have 6 as a minimum age.

OP, if you are happy with the IEP, there's nothing you need to do now. Consider maintaining outside therapy to focus on whatever you think is the area of greatest need. Prepare to request an IEP meeting 30 days after the start of school, so that you can check in on how it's going. With that information, you can decide if you need more outside therapy and/or evaluations.[/quote]

OP again, Thank you! OK, it sounds like getting on a neuropsych waitlist now may result in him actually seeing someone by age 6 or 7 which would be more appropriate anyway. Is there much difference in a neuropsych eval and seeing a psychologist since he already has a diagnosis and IEP?

Great idea to suggest the IEP meeting 30 days after school starts. We will definitely keep him in outside services for SLP and OT, too, they're so helpful.[/quote]

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