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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 186730" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>I know this is going to be hard but ignore the mental retardation comment and let them set him up with speech, Occupational Therapist (OT), feeding therapy and early intervention preschool. I've known parents who have sent very bright--even gifted--children to special education preschool in order to have these other areas addressed with good success.</p><p> </p><p>When you meet with the early intervention team they will look at all of the reports and see that the doctors really don't know what's going on at this young age but that there are some areas that definitely need addressing. That's all you need right now--some sort of working diagnosis to get him the services he needs.</p><p> </p><p>If he's in a regular pre-K, I'd make a call to the public school district and follow up with a letter requesting a complete evaluation. Sometimes sending a child to a preschool that isn't set up to handle their issues or a child who really isn't ready can do more harm than good in terms of anxiety so be sure and keep in close contact with his pre-K teachers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 186730, member: 701"] I know this is going to be hard but ignore the mental retardation comment and let them set him up with speech, Occupational Therapist (OT), feeding therapy and early intervention preschool. I've known parents who have sent very bright--even gifted--children to special education preschool in order to have these other areas addressed with good success. When you meet with the early intervention team they will look at all of the reports and see that the doctors really don't know what's going on at this young age but that there are some areas that definitely need addressing. That's all you need right now--some sort of working diagnosis to get him the services he needs. If he's in a regular pre-K, I'd make a call to the public school district and follow up with a letter requesting a complete evaluation. Sometimes sending a child to a preschool that isn't set up to handle their issues or a child who really isn't ready can do more harm than good in terms of anxiety so be sure and keep in close contact with his pre-K teachers. [/QUOTE]
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