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[quote=Anonymous]My middle kid was very similar to this in preschool.  We had him evaluated several times and they all came back with a combination of a few mild issues but, frustratingly, never a diagnosis.  While it was frustrating at the time because we could tell that he was a little different, we now realize that he doesn't really need a diagnosis.  We redshirted him (summer birthday) because both the preschool and the new school felt that he would be better as an oldest child rather than a youngest child in the grade and it would give us a little more time to see if more issues developed.  He is academically ahead and could have handled being in the grade above, but his current grade is the right place for him socially and emotionally.

He is now well into elementary school and he is doing great, both in school and socially.  I have to admit that I am surprised by this given how much trouble he had in preschool. So many people told us he would definitely get an autism diagnosis and I also thought that given his behaviors. He is very bright, so I think he was getting bored, and he was immature for his age, which has largely gone away.  He is still a kid who marches to his own drummer, but not is a way that disrupts his academics or his friendships.

He is at NPS and it has been a terrific school for him.  We supplement a lot outside of school because of his particular academic interests, but the small size and the other ways that the school supports kids socially has been a really good fit for him.  Not going to a K-12 was also a good choice because we know a lot more about him now than when he was four and can make a better decision for upper school now that we know him as a learner. [/quote]

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