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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 3yo had similar issues in a "top" Montessori preschool and ended up getting counseled out (the school handled it horribly but it was during the first full school year of covid so I try to give them some grace)

We ended up enrolling him in a behavioral intervention and it was honestly the best thing we could have done.  I think he might have actually been ok-ish at 4 in a play-based pre-school but the behavioral intervention preschool gave him such better mastery of his behavior and body.  He is now absolutely excelling in K and only gets glowing reports from all the activities he does and is flexible with changes in routine, transitions etc.

We still did a neuropsych when he turned 5 and he was Dx with anxiety, executive function issues (but not adhd) and profoundly gifted

Going through the experience was awful and like you I worried  that we were going to be screwed for K and beyond.  But honestly we are now so so thankful for it because he's in such a better place due to the early intervention at preschool[/quote]

OP Thanks! Were they also sensory seeking? Was Montessori too unstructured for them?

What kind of behavioral intervention did you do? ABA?

And what kind of preschool turned out supportive? What kinds of things did you look for?

Thank you! [/quote]

OP, get your child to a developmental ped or at least child find for an evaluation.  You don't do a neuropsych at that age.  ABA is for kids with autism and insurance doesn't pay without a diagnosis.

We had a child with significant delays.  What we found was a more structured program that had consistent routines and a schedule best over play based.  Play based was terrible.[/quote]

OP so if the program was not play based, what kinds of things did you look for to assess more structure?

We scheduled an ASD evaluation for January. This is the best we can do. Wait times are crazy in NYC. [/quote]

January, few months is pretty good.  We just looked for a program that had some academics (I know many are against that but it actually helped with many of the delays), structure - specific class times with same transitions daily, scheduled bathroom breaks, etc., and lots of consistency.  We looked at a bunch of preschools and many my kid by their body language wasn't a fan and the one we really liked allowed us to do a 1/2 day visit and both the child didn't want to leave and the staff seemed to want them to stay so it was a win.  We stayed a few years as they also had prek-2nd.  Also, small class sizes are important for more 1-1 support.  Some schools are more receptive if you have outside therapies to kids, which we did.  [/quote]

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