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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not really certain of what he "needs" because, as you said, it is daunting. He's my oldest so it's been difficult to gauge what's typical and atypical until my younger NT son does something and it occurs to us that the older one is not typical. .......

So, yeah, I need evaluations by professionals to tell me what help and support he needs in order to function in life.   He's also going to need to engage in school and participate in that community in order to be successful throughout his education.  [/quote]

13:51 here.  This is why I recommend a consultant/advocate to help rather than an attorney or more evaluations.  The consultant we used was a former principal/gen ed/spec ed teacher.  She helped us understand what our DS's strengths/challenges and what we should and should not expect of the school.  It's really hard to know what's typical and what you should expect.  With assistant from our consultant, we've developed excellent IEPs that include social, attentional and organizational goals.  We still do private therapy but it's great getting additional assistance at school.

You mentioned earlier about not wanting your DS to have pull out services - about not wanting him to miss instructional time.  I gently suggest you re-think this.  First of all, it's just early elementary.  Your DS isn't likely to miss much.  At this point, he's likely to be envied that Ms. Larla comes to get him twice a week.  My NT DD was wistful of the time her brothers and the kids in her class that got with Ms. Larla.  Also, the kinds of skills deficits he has aren't likely to benefit as much from push-in services.  [/quote]

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