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[quote=Anonymous]My son is 6 and entering first grade. He has severe adhd and has been evaluated for ASD, which he does not meet the diagnostic criteria for, but displays some traits you’d observe in a level 1 type kid (such as misses social cues, trouble with back and forth conversation at times, can’t really sustain pretend play etc.)

His attention issues are significant. He is currently in a mainstream private school and with a reading tutor outside of school, is at grade level. Doing fine in math so far. But behaviorally the day takes a lot out of him and he can have difficulty regulating. He’s growing each year, but still just behind his peers.

He also cannot take homework. He gets overwhelmed looking at long lists of words and shuts down. He does really well in 1:1 tutoring and small groups, but I’m just wondering how much he’s really getting out of school with his attention issues and if increasing expectations and homework will be too much for him. School has not counseled him out or initiated that conversation (at least not yet.)

He has been evaluated through our district and has a robust IEP at our okay elementary school. I’d probably move him to a private special needs school for kids with adhd and language based learning disabilities, which is 30 min away from us.

At what point did you decide to pull your kid? I’d say he’s doing okay but is not thriving academically or socially. He likes school. Has some friends. But I also think he’d meet some more kids like himself elsewhere. Are my expectations too high?

Do I invest in a private neuropsych? [/quote]

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