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[quote=Amber76]And if they try to say his issues aren't having an effect on his academics, ask them what they think his likelihood of success in a traditional classroom for Kindergarten in a few years is. quote]

Push this HARD. Don't do it in a hysterical mom at the end of her rope way, but in a calm, sensible way. When we had our eval last month I had to "remind" them that treatment now...even when it doesn't seem like much (in your case treating something that isn't typical like SI) will save the school system BIG later.

For me, what got Ian and Gabe accepted was a pediatric neurologist and neuropsychologist saying that it was imperative that they get intensive treatment now. If we waited, we would have a huge gap to make up...and as everyone knows preventing that gap form being so big in the first place is much easier that closing the gap after the fact. That is the whole purpose of Early Intervention.

Don't wait on getting scheduled for a neuro appointment (there will likely be a big wait for an initial appointment with more waiting for the tests). You may want to look into a neuro-psychologist. While my guys aren't being treated by her yet (she said that will come in a couple years most likely) she has been great about helping us push the school system when necessary.

Two more options are getting independent evals done and hiring an advocate. Both may require some $$ but both may provide the expertise needed to get these people to take notice.