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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]23:55 again.  Wanted to add that the most useful "therapy" for DS to help him engage with same age peers/classmates are all school based with an IEP.  We tried home based play therapy where tha adult therapist came to our house, useless although DS had a great time playing with her.  Private OT.  These Did not help his relationship with peers one iota.

Social skills group at school, facilitated social interactions and play with peers by teachers, school provided OT, PT, etc is what has been most useful for us.  Plus a caring, nurturing inclusive school with small class size, 17:3.[/quote]

Thank you for the advice.  Was the class he entered before he was mainstreamed an inclusive class (including neurotypical children) or a class with only SN kids?  Was he in an autism class or non-category class when he was first diagnosed? [/quote]

My son started school when he was 4 in a NT class.  He was never in an autism or non-cat class b/c I had no clue there were any issues.  This was his first exposure to a group setting with same age peers.  DS really has to be seen in a classroom setting for his issues to be apparent.  He engages very well with adults even strangers he has just met:  Downright charming.   He is not shy at all and has no signs of anxiety.  This is probably the main reason that adult led therapy has been useless.  DS PREFERS adults and given a choice will always "hang" with the grownups.[/quote]

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