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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son’s preschool did the same thing to me - pressured me to get a neuropsych and an appointment with a very expensive private testing company. My son is quirky and had some issues that we were already addressing privately. I didn’t feel the need to shell out $3 K for a full on evaluation. I chose to ignore the preschool’s advice. Fast forward to middle school - my son is AAP, making straight As and the teacher’s love him. He also has a good set of nice friends. He’s outgrown some of his issues.

My take is, if your child doesn’t fit the mold, they always think it’s a “problem” when it may not be. Go with your gut. [/quote]

My experience with private school is there is an often a difference between what is normal/typical and what they want in their classroom. I think you are going to have to decide if you want to play by their rules or if you want to leave. They can select a class of quiet studious children and decide your child’s behavior is not in line with what they want. Once they have decided your child is a problem you will be expected to either fix them or leave. I would expect escalation if you don’t make some show of “fixing” your child (in this case doing evaluation). You may just decide to leave. My greatest regret is not understanding when my child’s school was DONE with them and they made DC miserable to force us to pull them.

My child was eventually diagnosed with ADHD and I don’t mind that they shared their concerns with us. I truly wish they had just said hey we get to pick who we want and we don’t want your kid. Time to go. Same child has done well in public even before medication but now is  doing really great. [/quote]

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