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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Public or private, jumping to a neuropsych[/b], based on what you've written here, is ridiculous. But I'm assuming this is a private school and they can recommend/ask for anything they want.

But here's the deal: most private schools know very little about typical/atypical development. They mostly have experience with more "advanced" development and then get flustered when there is a deviation from that. There is also a good chance that the person who recommended a "neuropsych evaluation" to you doesn't even really understand what that means.

The good news is that you can probably start with something cheaper if you are concerned and/or want to try to stay at the school. See if you can find a psychologist (doesn't have to be a neuropsychologist) to do a school consult for you. Meet with you, meet with your kid, talk to the teachers, and maybe observe at school. Not cheap, but also likely not $3,000.

Or, probably even cheaper, find an OT who can assess/work with him on fine motor and emotional regulation.

Or, do nothing and start looking for another school. I agree that they may want to counsel you out. Which, frankly, if this is their bar, your child would be better of elsewhere. Good teachers know how to teach all kinds of kids. If someone is getting squirrely because a Kindergartener is crying every few weeks, well, they should find a new job.[/quote]

I don't think it is jumping at all.  The DC [b]is having episodes[/b] at school (the ones that are reported) every three weeks and same at home.  It's time.  My DD had her first around 3 or 4.  It wasn't until the 4th neurospsych at 16 that we finally got the first clear picture of what we are dealing with: Aspergers/spectrum/anxiety/ADHD.  The prior testers had missed the autism.  Yes, we paid a bundle for both kids to be tested but we learned something every time.[/quote]

Your bar for "episode" is much lower than mine. He is getting upset, crying for a few minutes, then resuming his day. I'd call that being 6.[/quote]

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