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While my DS is much younger...we had quite an extensive set of behavioral questions while he was being evaluated for his IEP. The way I looked at it was this...I do what I need to to help my son with the same expectation from the school. Meaning I fill out every stupid form that comes my way and they provide the services that we all know will benefit him. I educate them on my son, they educate me on how to help him.
We are VERY lucky to have an easy school district, home elementary school, and teacher to work with...we are truly a team but I also set my expectations of them high from the beginning. I educated myself on my son, his 'issues', and what the school district had to do for him and I shared that with them on the first meeting. From reading your posts, I am fairly certain you will be the same way.
I would fill it out and go into your meeting prepared with what your expectations are of them, what you want to see done for him. If possible, find and read your districts procedures for dealing with this type of disability. I found ours online and read all 260 odd pages of it...printed and highlighted any area pertaining to my DS and what they HAD to give him.
For us, DS's IEP has been a blessing. While we are nowhere near where he needs to be...he is doing so much better. Good luck!
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*Yaya~My Siberian Sweetie ~born in 2001~Home 2002~now 7, in 2nd grade and such a lovely little lady! 
*Bubbs~My Samaran Sunshine~born in 2003~Home 2004~now 5, in Kindy and such a 5 year old boy! 
'My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to, your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small, You never need to carry more than you can hold, and while you're out there getting where you're getting to, I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too, Yeah, this, is my wish.'
~"My Wish" by Rascal Flatts
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