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[quote=Anonymous]How is he at school? If he is 5, he should be attending preK or K.  File for an IEP and say that you think he has an emotional or psychiatric disorder or a language or learning disability that is causing him to rage and (if he is raging at school) this is obviously having an adverse impact on education and he needs special instruction on how to manage his emotions and get on with others socially.

I don’t love the quality of school psychological evaluations, BUT, legally they have 30 days to schedule the screening meeting, another 60 days to do evaluation and hold the determination meeting.  If you pass screening, they are legally obligated to evaluate him in *all* areas - IQ, achievement, language, anxiety, depression, executive function, memory, processing speed, social pragmatics, autism, etc - for free.

It would at least be a process that would give you some data within 90 days. If he really needs medication or therapy, they can refer to county or state facilities.

If you don’t like or agree with the evaluation, you can file for an Independent Educational Evaluation with a doctor of your choosing paid for by the state or you can submit your own private evaluation.

With some data from the eval, you might be able to convince pediatrician to Rx something. I would be very blunt with the pediatrician - “I am concerned that if we don’t get Dc on some medication to calm his rage, he will hurt seriously himself or another person.  Failing t or refusing to treat him presents as big a potential liability as treating him.”[/quote]

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