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[quote=dcgrl15][quote=Anonymous]Living close to a school with a program doesn't mean you'll be admitted to the program.

Also, OP, I doubt you'll have any difficulty in getting into a PEP program.  I have heard good things about Bethesda Elementary being inclusive, but it's faced over enrollment and some kids (without IEPs) were sent to Rosemary Hills in the past.

I do think consulting with an advocate would be helpful in coalescing the anecdotal information you're getting as well as being able to highlight the different schools/programs.

Also, if you do decide to do a private SN school, most require a full evaluation by a developmental pediatrician or educational evaluation by a psychologist.  Given the age of your kid, you'd probably want to go with a d.p.  Probably the easiest route is going through Children's or Kennedy Krieger.

This group hold a SN school every fall at AU:  http://www.exceptionalschoolsfair.com

Lastly, and I'm really not trying to stir up any controversy, but MERLD is no longer in the DSM.  My kid was not on the spectrum (initially diagnosed with MERLD and fine motor issues), the only IEP designation MCPS would consider was autism for several years.  He actually has Specific Language Disorder, but generally getting that diagnosis the kid has to be at least 6 years old (b/c of the testing involved) and don't get me started how long it took with MCPS.   Your kid is very young and diagnoses can be fluid, but I just wanted to give you a heads up.[/quote]

Thanks very much for all this information. And yes, understood about the diagnosis thing. The private agency that evaluated him identified his speech eval/results as MERLD but that "diagnosis" isnt only what got him his IEP. It was the combo of his slow processing time (potentially the result of the MERLD) with his fine motor delays, etc. The public school system here doesnt give a diagnosis to preschool age kids so he was identified as "preschooler with a disability" after all his evaluation results were combined and in order to get his IEP.[/quote]

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