Ughhh....the calls and or comments from my boys preschool teacher were horrible!!! I feel for you. A friend of ours who is an OT suggested looking into our school district in that many of them have preschool programs for 3 and 4 year old kids who are diagnosed with sensory/speech/autism. Our son had to qualify for their program, which he did....luckily....because he has a class of 13 kids with 2 teachers and an OT who works at the school. We are fortunate to live in an area with a fantastic school district offering such a program.

You may want to look into your school district to see if they have such a program. Between regular visits with his out of school OT, the in school ot, and his teachers, we are seeing great strides in our little guy and so darn proud of him. Don't get me wrong, there are still days we want to pull our hair out, however, his and our awareness is much more attune.
BTW…most preschools have zero understanding of SPD…thus treat kids who are SPD by punishing them and lashing out on the parents when we pick them up. In fact, the teachers at my son’s preschool would flag us down when we picked him up to “complain” about his actions throughout the day while he stood there with his head hanging low listening to their ridicule. I had a huge problem with this and had a sit down with the director. He used to HATE going to school. Now…he enjoys it and even gets to take the bus.
Good Luck,
Frubsdad

(02-15-2013, 04:43 PM)AnneF Wrote: My 4 year old son (diagnosed with SPD recently) is currently in a Co-Op preschool that are making his issues worse. His OT, who is amazing and I respect her opinion said to take him out immediately. She feels it's the worse place for him. I had been feeling that for a while, but wasn't listening to my instinct. Our OT thinks he'd do better with a smaller class and a little less structure. Does anyone have experience with changing preschools? What has worked for your child? I want to find a place where he can thrive and not be "punished" for his behavior. He really likes school and wants to participate in things, but sometimes it's hard. Do you have suggestions for what I should be looking for or questions I should be asking? I'm still new to this so sometimes I still feel out here on my own. Thanks!