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<blockquote data-quote="cdngrl" data-source="post: 557000" data-attributes="member: 15367"><p>Midwest mom, that does sound a lot like my DS. At this point, he does really well with his small group of friends, who are all really great kids... but it did take him a long time to find "real" friends. He is generally well liked by classmates at this point despite some of his rigid thinking and not always understanding the social nuances. However, he is much like your DS in bigger groups or when he does not know the people. </p><p></p><p>At this point, we have not pursued an IEP of any sort. I know there are mixed opinions about doing this, but at this point we have decided we don't want a formal label on his school records because he generally manages very well at school (and if anything presents as the "perfect" student who follows all the rules and wants to do everything correctly, as his anxiety is often internalized at school). So far the school has been very supportive. We do have the documentation from the Psychologist with the diagnoses that could be used if needed to start the IEP process at any point in time, and our pediatrician has also previously said she can put a diagnosis in writing if needed to get an IEP but her concern was that if a label was given to the school he might be viewed through that lense only, when in reality he doesn't fit in a nice neat little box so it could potentially do more harm than good. It is so hard to know the right decision!</p><p></p><p>Thanks again everyone!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cdngrl, post: 557000, member: 15367"] Midwest mom, that does sound a lot like my DS. At this point, he does really well with his small group of friends, who are all really great kids... but it did take him a long time to find "real" friends. He is generally well liked by classmates at this point despite some of his rigid thinking and not always understanding the social nuances. However, he is much like your DS in bigger groups or when he does not know the people. At this point, we have not pursued an IEP of any sort. I know there are mixed opinions about doing this, but at this point we have decided we don't want a formal label on his school records because he generally manages very well at school (and if anything presents as the "perfect" student who follows all the rules and wants to do everything correctly, as his anxiety is often internalized at school). So far the school has been very supportive. We do have the documentation from the Psychologist with the diagnoses that could be used if needed to start the IEP process at any point in time, and our pediatrician has also previously said she can put a diagnosis in writing if needed to get an IEP but her concern was that if a label was given to the school he might be viewed through that lense only, when in reality he doesn't fit in a nice neat little box so it could potentially do more harm than good. It is so hard to know the right decision! Thanks again everyone! [/QUOTE]
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