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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m looking for a private school for my five-year-old son who will be entering kindergarten next year and is struggling with anxiety, attention and impulse control issues. We are looking for a school that is nurturing, has low student-teacher ratios, and does skill-building in emotion regulation, impulse control, and executive functioning. [b]My son is susceptible to peer influence[/b], so ideally we’d have a school with a blend of students with his profile and “neurotypical” children as role models. Schools in Fairfax Co. would be ideal, but any ideas are welcomed. We will commute for the right fit. Thanks for your help![/quote]

For a SN school, you'll need a full educational evaluation.  The exceptional school fair is coming up:
http://www.exceptionalschoolsfair.com/about-us.html

P.S.  OP, kids can learn "behaviors" from NT kids too. Plus, you can get kicked out of SN or mainstream schools for behavior issues so if your kid actually has ADHD and/or anxiety you may want to look into medications.

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Thank you for this info on the exceptional school fair.

We're working on scheduling a neuropsych evaluation. Is this different than a full educational evaluation? [b]We were planning to go to a private practice but do we have to go through the county for full educational evaluation? We're new to this process. [/b][/quote]

Sorry, I just saw this question.  The public school can do full testing, but they probably won't at this point b/c it sounds like your kid doesn't have an IEP and probably doesn't present as needing one.  An impulsive 5 year old is a dime a dozen.  Wrights Law is an excellent resource that can take you through the IEP route:  http://www.wrightslaw.com[/quote]

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