Special Ed Preschool vs. Typical Preschool?

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I have a son who's nearly 4 with AS. He's very high functioning, but social

skills are an area he needs to work on. He's got great use of language but we're

working on helping him use it better and hold a conversation. He appears very

" normal " . So I'm very torn if we should put him in special education preschool

or should he go to a typical preschool and get support. We really aren't sure.

Has anyone else been in this same position and how did you decide? What are the

benefits of special education preschool and the drawbacks? Also, during the IEP

meeting can you request your child be put in a different school than the one you

are being assigned? We visted the school we are assigned and felt it may not be

the right match for our son if we go the special education route. I would love

to hear your thoughts.

Thanks,