Recent diagnosis of Aspergers/ADHD in 5 yr old

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Hello,

Recently had my 5 year old son diagnosed with Aspergers, and it definitely

explains a lot of his " quirks. " He was also diagnosed with ADHD, and is

definitely on the hyper side. He is on Tenex for the ADHD, which has already

helped a lot in calming him down.

Currently, my son is in preschool, going to start kindergarten in the fall, and

I'm working with an agency to get him " on the radar " - so to speak - for getting

an IEP.

Questions for others who have been in this situation:

We are in the Orlando area (Orange county) - anyone have any experience with

this school system?

His Aspergers is on the mild side. I know that the school system has their own

qualifications for services, so how much am I going to have to fight to get the

services for him?

I am working with CARD (Center for Autism and Related Disabilities) and they

seem super so far. Anyone have any experience in how they are to work with and

how much help they can actually give?

Any other info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Kim