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[quote=Anonymous]OP here, and I didn't mean to sound like I am attacking the teacher or that I don't believe in early intervention.  It probably would have been more accurate to say I'm sad to think my kid needs, it, but I wholeheartedly embrace the idea that getting your kid prompt assistance when it's required is the right thing to do.  (FWIW, my 15 month old daughter has hypotonia and wears glasses, and for both of these issues we got her very early assistance that I am grateful for.)  I guess I'm just not sure how much of this issue is coming from my son's adjustment to a classroom versus how much of it is an underlying condition.  From my understanding, any kind of diagnosis requires a child to display problematic behaviors in more than one setting, and my kid is just not that disruptive at home (nor have I gotten a clear indication from his teacher that he's actually disruptive in class; more that he's just inattentive).  We're agreed to get the developmental coordinator to observe--that's why I suggested it!--so we'll know more after she gives us feedback.  But I think overall it's tough that there seem to be two schools of thought, most deriving from people's differing experiences: 1) that intervening as soon as any red flag arises is crucial and 2) that allowing a kid who is not showing significant issues to mature is the best way to go.[/quote]

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