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[quote=Anonymous]We got our youngest child privatedly evaluated earlier this year for ASD -- diagnosis was borderline ASD/Aspergers.

Our child has an older sibling with clearly diagnosed HFA, so when our youngest had a difficult transition to PK-3 we were fast to act.

We do not think our youngest needs much in the way of school-based support, but would like to see an IEP with some social skills-related goals, and maybe 1-2 hours/week of special edu (essentially, we'd like some active monitoring of our child).  Plus, when our child has meltdowns due to transitions, we want the teachers/school to know that they're dealing not just with a difficult child, but that there are some underlying developmental issues.

My fear, though, is that DCPS will argue that our child functions at too high a level to merit services.  Any advice on what we should do if the school says no.  How do we make our case?

FYI: The child in question has NOT been evaluated by DCPS, or even officially referred.  In contrast, our older child (with greater needs) was an Early Stages child and entered school with an IEP in place, so this is somewhat new territory for us.

Thanks![/quote]

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