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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op would be far better off spending that $5K for a new evaluation on private speech therapy.[/quote]
An autism evaluation at age 4 is not a full neuropsych and so is much cheaper.  A lot of tests in a full neuropsych can't be done at age 4.  Also Children's or KKI take insurance although the waiting list is long.[/quote]

Op clearly believes it is a language disorder.  If she has to spend money and put her kid through that to prove them wrong she might as well use that money for private services.  Public school services are a joke for language disorders.  She should not have to prove her child does not have ASD.  They need to provide good reason why child has it.  Op made a huge mistake in agreeing.  The school system is not set up in the kids best interests. [/quote]

I don't think such an adversarial view is warranted. And don't you think OP's belief should be supplemented by an expert evaluation? It's not about proving anything, but getting the help her child needs. [/quote]

Exactly.  OP said she "isn't 100% sure," that it's autism.  So it sounds like she is considering that autism may be correct.  Her main concern is keeping her kid in general ed.  Meanwhile Early Stages has told not just that it's autism, but that the disability is severe enough to warrant full time self-contained classroom.  They probably would not do that for a language disorder alone.  There is more going on and she will not get a full picture from either Early Stages or an SLP alone.  And if she wants to get her kid the correct placement, she will need information, not just private speech.[/quote]

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