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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]

You can’t start with a “neuropsych” because they take months/years to get and thousands of dollars, and also do not  actually provide any therapy or even necessarily inform the intervention. The fact that the teacher suggested it is to me a pretty big tell that they are inexperienced. It’s like ordering a CT scan for a tension headache.

You start with the challenges you see that interfere the most with functioning. That means an OT evaluation, which is generally easy to schedule and often covered by insurance.

As for the crying it’s hard to tell. Crying is annoying to adults but its not that disruptive. I would try ignoring it at home and seeing what happens. Whenever he gives a sign of expressing his frustration verbally instead or asking for help you praise the heck out of him. You’re trying to help him develop alternative ways to respond to frustration. [/quote]

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