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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. thank you for your replies. What I'd also like to know is what you've had to deal with in terms of state involvement. I was in private therapy myself as a child and my parents did not have to subject me or themselves to all kinds of meetings, IEPs, testing, etc. Basically, loads of cooks in the kitchen to resolve a minor issue that isn't going to ruin a child's life. We'd rather not have our child labeled anything unless it's completely necessary, i.e. if DC has difficulty holding a pen the proper way it doesn't mean he's learning disabled. I held a pencil in an awkward manner and still made it to college and grad school. [/quote]

So I'm not sure the org you're referring to - naming it would help people tell you the involvement level of things - but as a PP said, they're highly unlikely to go find problems where none exist.  They don't gratuitously give out services and more often than not place barriers in front of children trying to qualify rather than over labeling disabilities (there are some exceptions, but this doesn't sound like one of them).

That said, if you don't want to "subject" yourself to meeting with people who at least seem to be trying to help, go private, leave the services for other people who are fighting to get them.  There are certainly more hoops to jump through when someone else is paying (though insurance is no cake walk either lots of times, FYI).  You have to weigh relative hassle and it sounds like for you this ranks as a bigger hassle than it may for other people. But if you have a kid who requires intervention at this stage, it seems likely he'll continue to need some assistance through the early years (K and up), and it's not a bad idea to start working with the relevant departments sooner than later should you ever want him to have support (such as minimal pull out or an accommodation until his skills improve) in school.

But doubling up often isn't a bad idea.[/quote]

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