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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is he a six year old in kindergarten? Is he one of the older kids in the class?  Is this his first school experience?  His first group experience? 
As someone who has done psych testing, and who has also worked in a variety of school settings, a referral for neuro-psych  testing would NOT be where I’d start for assessment and referrals given what you’ve described.

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He turned 6 in October, so he's one of the older kids.  Has done preschool since age 2, but last year 4-days/week half-day -- this is his first year of 5 days per week and his first year of full days.

If neuropsych is not where you'd start for this, mind sharing where you would start?  OT?  Developmental pediatrician? Psychologist?[/quote]

No where.  I really don’t see the issue.  I’d wait a year and revisit if needed.  Your kid has cried 3-4 times at school in 10 weeks and it lasted a couple minutes.  What is OT supposed to do? Are you going to medicate him for this?  This seems way over the top.  Give it a year and see how he is.  At 7, it will be more clear if this is a maturity issue vs a larger anxiety, OCD, ADHD issue [/quote]

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