Jo has some good advice. Is your administrator a he or a she. You may
want to have a conference with both of them. I think meeting them in
person would be better.

Just show your concern and use Jo's words.

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> I know my child's pre-school had conferences to go over
> social/academic/developmental milestones. Any deviation either
> way, above or below the norm, was described to the parent in
> factual terms.
>
> I would invite him in for a conference or have a phone conference
> and explain that you see some concerning behaviors which are
> different from what you typically see. Make sure he knows that
> academically the child is progressing and the child is not a
> behavior problem.
>
> If these behaviors are happening in school (toe walking, flapping,
> etc) they are probably happening at home. It is important to
> present this information in a factual, non-judgemental way. Make
> sure this is just a 'just wanted to make you aware of what we are
> seeing' type of call or conference. It is very possible that these
> have already been addressed with the pediatrician, but since the
> child is functioning rather well, no intervention was deemed
> necessary at this time.

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