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The added information about his verbal skills actually makes me lean toward getting another evaluation done. Have you spoken with their pediatrician about these concerns? I'm a clinical social worker, and while the eye contact thing would probably not bother me as much as it's bothering the teachers, combined with his verbal skills, it would warrant a little more exploration. I definitely agree that he behaves differently at school than he does at home - most kids do. If he is on track with meeting milestones otherwise, it might indicate some kind of a communication delay that can be addressed.

I asked about your school plan because I think that you're going to need a new option sooner rather than later, for your son's sake.[/quote]

We raised the school's concerns with his pediatrician earlier this year. Her opinion at the time was that he was showing no particular signs of delay. She performed a brief developmental check at his 2.5-year appointment, and another at his three-year appointment. Still no concerns from her, although I'd like to discuss the situation with her further, and discuss with her the trouble he's still having in school.

We are definitely proceeding with getting another evaluation done, through the DC Strong Start program--he wasn't yet three years old when the first evaluation was conducted, but now that he's three I understand there are some other things they can test. Meanwhile I have begun researching other pre-schools that we could try. A Rocketship school actually opened up in our neighborhood in SE, literally down the street from our house. Notwithstanding my lingering bias against DC schools, we'll look into this one as well.

Thank you.

--Jeff Morris[/quote]

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