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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - no, I'm open to listening - never parented before so always helpful to hear how others managed and navigated this system and time of life[/quote]

Ha ha you certainly don't have to tell us you've never parented before.  It couldn't be more obvious.[/quote]

Honestly, I think parents on here jumping all over OP that their kid needs to be tested when they are clearly describing classic behaviors of an intelligent child in an environment that isn't stimulating is crazy... I'm not going to tell OP not to test because it doesn't hurt, but I wouldn't assume that the kid is going to have anything necessarily from a diagnosis perspective...[/quote]

OP has shared that her son is likely to lose focus on tasks he is bored doing. That is going to be an issue at any school. They are planning to send him to private school which will cost tens of thousands of dollars each year. Spending a few grand on an evaluation now could pay dividends and give them some clear information on what type of environment will work for their kid and what supports he might need to thrive socially.[/quote]

Literally every 5 year old on the planet will loose interest when bored, and OP said they already had an evaluation... Again I'm not saying don't have your kid tested, but everyone jumping to "kid has autism/ADHD" waiting to happen is insane![/quote]

An IEP evaluation is not the same as a neuropsychological evaluation. It is much more limited in scope.

[b]Autism/ADHD is not something anyone should describe as "waiting to happen".[/b] It is something a child usually has always had. The diagnosis doesn't change who they are. It just helps to convey what support they need. I don't know if OP's kid has either of those conditions, but it sounds like OP already feels her child needs a particular type of educational environment, and a neuropsych could be useful to elucidate what the child's specific needs are.[/quote]

Agreed, and that's why it got under my skin that parents and teachers literally said it to OP... [/quote]

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