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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay. I know that I am not wording this question correctly, so please be patient.  I posted a few times here but I am very new to the "Kids with Special Needs" world.

My 2 year old DS was just received a medical diagnosis of autism. He has been receiving speech therapy in Loudoun county for about 9 months.  Yesterday we had the meeting to determine if he would qualify for IEP. Report says "The Child Study Team suspects the presence of an educational disability."  So now I have to have all these evaluations for my child and then I find out if he actually qualifies for the IEP.

Okay here's my question.  If I decide right now that I am done with this process and I don't want to follow-through, can my child start school without this secretly following him?   Or what if we do this IEP stuff through say 3rd grade, and then I decide I want to stop whatever the IEP provides--will it still be secretly following him all the way through high school?   Is there some secret IEP database and no matter where my child goes to school this will follow him in a possibly negative way?

I know this is a really crazy question.  I know this is probably the dumbest question ever posted here. I apologize if this question offends anyone but I'm just afraid.  I'm afraid about what this diagnosis means for him.  I am AA and I'm just concerned about how children can get labeled (especially AA boys).  This is just all overwhelming.[/quote]

It is normal to feel this way. What is important is what you do next. If your child needed glasses, you would not hesitate to provide them. With the autism diagnosis, I would want to gain as much information as possible and would  get every test available. The evidence is clear about the positive effects of early intervention. At this stage I would not be concerned about the label, but would work to get my child every available service.[/quote]

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