?!kindergarten?!

Any parent can understand the feeling of Anxiety of sending their kids off to Kindergarten, leaving the protection of the little nest we call Preschool. And i'd say for a lot of us mom's who have kids with special needs the stress of this might be a tad more heightened, especially when i come to all the added concerns we have for our kids; IEP's, appropriate services, their anxiety of new a environment, bullying, allergies, 6 hour days and not to mention who's going to explain what they are trying to say when they can't quite get the words out.
My nervousness is already setting in. Today i'm off to tour Kindergarten class. We're looking into Special Day Classes and Autism Cluster Classes. It's so very hard to figure out where to put her... Do we put her in a class where her peers all have autism (even though no child is the same) and KNOW the teacher along with the aids have the correct tools to deal with her, let her set the pace and know what the difference between being 4.5 and having a Behavioral disorder? Or do we put her in a class that has children with all sorts of different disabilities and put the pressure on her to adjust and keep up with the other children. The simple task of understanding receptive language is a challenge in it's self so, is hoping that a 1/5 ratio would be okay for her too much to ask for?
Bottom line is, for kyle and i, it ultimately depends of the teacher and the type of environment that class consists of. Devri is so very smart, and i'm not just saying that. :) She really is. So, knowing nothing is permanent i hope that pushing her and getting the appropriate aid for her to adjust will be the right choice. My job and mission as a parent is to see that she's happy, support her in achieving HER dreams and helping her to transition into this world as an adult with as much ease as possible.
Well...Wish me luck today.