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[quote=Anonymous]Op my child didn’t get kicked out but would have if in a less supportive preschool program. Aggression was his struggle at that age (emotion regulation issues). He now has an ADHD diagnosis and we were aggressive in approach from the beginning and I am INCREDIBLY grateful for it. Parent coaching from a good therapist + child find to see what school supports you can get + medication as early as you feel comfortable IF it ends up being ADHD which obviously I can’t say but is common for kids that struggle with this in preschool. I think we made a big difference for my son starting meds early, he thrived in K and has ever since. We tried other things first of course but nothing else tends to work that well for adhd/is that evidence based. So get your mind around meds as soon as you can if it’s ADHD because it will greatly benefit your kid and you! That’s my personal opinion (helped multiple other parents through this too! Most wish they’d done it sooner)

Also, don’t get stuck in the OT loop! Everyone goes to OT first because it feels less scary or i think. But OTs can’t give a mental health diagnosis like adhd and in my opinion it can delay diagnosis and access to other much needed supports. A sensory integration disorder diagnosis doesn’t get you anywhere really, it’s not in the DSM. Unless you think autism could be at play. Or if there are some significant sensory things! Then do it in addition sure but don’t do it in replacement of a mental health practitioner that can diagnose. Child find will not diagnose - they will give you lots of great great info, do it! But it is a psychoeducational eval that provides recs to make school accessible not mental health diagnosis.

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