Sometimes Oscar behaves typically, but other times, seemingly without provocation, Oscar can become dysregulated, aggressive, and nonverbal.Īfter months of waiting, our school district still hadn't secured him a spot or offered so much as a single appropriate compensatory service, so we felt that we had no choice but to enroll him at a private school for children with sensory differences and learning challenges. Oscar was diagnosed with ADHD, generalized anxiety, and features of pathological demand avoidance, meaning that his nervous system triggers a fight-or-flight reaction to perceived losses of autonomy.

But two years ago, Oscar was expelled from our local public preschool in our school district because of his behavior, and none of the public therapeutic programs had space. It often indicates a user profile.Īs a child with a disability, our 5-year-old son, Oscar, is legally entitled to early childhood services - and risks falling further behind developmentally without them. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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