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[quote=Anonymous]OP, you of course have the right at any point to terminate proceedings and not follow through with evals and getting an IEP. The schools can't force you to do that.

Do not do that.

I understand you are wrestling with something difficult now which is that your 2 year old has a serious, lifelong diagnosis. However- pretending it doesn't exist and "hiding" it isn't going to make it go away. Having an IEP means he will get INDIVIDUALIZED education plans made for him with goals and accommodations that are appropriate for *him* instead of being thrown in a general ed classroom and forced to cope with things he can't and meet benchmarks he might not be able to. It will be tremendously difficult for him, and heartbreaking for you.

You have to do what every other SN parent has had to do at some point and come to grips with the fact that this is his reality and you, as his parent, have to be the strong one who makes sure he gets what he needs to have the best chance at success. That means an IEP. You cannot worry how this will "follow" him- if he's on the autism spectrum, people will know. That does not go away just because he isn't receiving special services.

An IEP for kids like this can  mean the difference between excelling and failing. A good SLP, PT, OT team can do wonders, really, work miracles. Don't deny him that because you're afraid of him being "labeled." You gotta own the label. [/quote]

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