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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your child is almost 6 so your child is in K or 1st grade?  Do you ever intend to go to public school?  [/quote]

Yes, our school only goes to 3nd grade so we'll either change for 1st or second.  My kid missed the school cut off so going into K.  Academically should be 1st grade so we supplement at home.  He's probably be fine this year its affordable so [b]we'd rather give him an extra year to fully catch up and avoid an IEP so he isn't labeled long term.[/b]  And, he's happy there and wants to stay.[/quote]

It doesn't necessarily work this way. I have a 12 year old and I've seen with him and other children with SN that we know--some school years everything goes smoothly and other years, the kid really needs some extra support. I hope that whatever issues your son had are resolved permanently but be prepared if that isn't the case. Finally, an IEP doesn't label a child with a scarlet letter for the rest of his life and isn't something you should be desperate to avoid. That is a pretty negative statement on a board full of people with children with IEPs. [/quote]

We've had very bad experiences because of the autism label, so we are looking at it from that perspective.  My child no longer qualifies for the label and it was clearly a misdiagnosis.  I fully support IEPS, but because of other reasons, I'm exhausted and don't want to take on a battle we don't need to when we are easily served in a private school with private services (which for now are covered by insurance but they may be terminating soon given the progress and we will private pay).  We understand future issues may come up as with many children but here and now, and just as we have for the past several years, we'll get all the help he needs and support him at home.  We've, like many, have put a lot of time and money into it and are willing to do what ever it takes and is needed.

The point of this conversation is can a child with mild SN be successful at a private with outside supports and the answer is yes.  If something more shows up in the future, you deal with it then.[/quote]

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