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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is he a six year old in kindergarten? Is he one of the older kids in the class?  Is this his first school experience?  His first group experience? 
As someone who has done psych testing, and who has also worked in a variety of school settings, a referral for neuropsych  testing would NOT be where I’d start for assessment and referrals given what you’ve described.

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-To add:  If he’s new to school, and especially if he’s new to group experiences with peers and unfamiliar adult authority figures, I’d probably want more then a few months  to see how he adjusted to the school setting, especially with fellow students who might be in their third year or so of some sort of structured school experiences.

— If he’s six and old for his grade, I’d wonder why, and the reasons for that, in addition to the other concerns that have been described MIGHT suggest that neuropsych assessment is in order. That wouldn’t typically be where I’d start though.

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