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[quote=Anonymous]OP, school diagnosis and private diagnosis are two different things.  The reason to get a private diagnosis is to figure out exactly what is going on and to target services, especially private to your child's needs so they can have a better chance of resolving all this.  I would not just rely on school OT/Speech.  Our experience with school speech therapy is very different than private and private is very targeted and school is based on the lowest child in the group and a huge range of kids in the group in terms of speech ability (we have barely verbal, to moderate to highly).

For a speech, the public school said my child was fine with receptive and refused services when they tested low-average but it was clear he still needed help.  They ended up lumping all the concerns into articulation and expressive but it made no sense given it was clear it was still a need.  If your child is having trouble following directions (and it can still come at 6-7-8), you want to get a good speech evaluation as it may come up with something different than school (they can also use different tests) to see if receptive is still impacting (which can also impact social).

But, I would be more concerned about the anxiety as the last poster who suggested the shyness study said.  It is separate from a language delay/disorder and is going to be a bigger struggle in K. when class sizes get larger and kids don't get help in the lunch room and other places that they may still need help.  I would get a play therapist involved to help address it as a start.  These things are much better treated as PP said when kids are young.

I'm not sure being the oldest in these situations is the best but everyone will have a different opinion.  I know with our IEP/school setting they very much looked at age and based the expectations on the age.  They cut my child more slack being a younger child vs. older. (but again this is school dependent).

You may also want to look at one of the speech/OT summer camps.  They are very expensive but may be worth it to help catch up as they also work on social skills too from what I understand (National Speech, Basic Concepts)

You could also consider a small private if you can afford it to give your child more attention and support and either keep the IEP/services with the school system, go private or better, do both.[/quote]

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