DS will be entering Kindergarten this August and will be placed in a classroom with a part-time special ed teacher. He has an IEP for SPD, ADD and PDD-NOS/possible Aspergers. A teacher friend of mine suggested that 504 plans are better for mild disabilities because they avoid the "special ed" label on the student's record and are less stigmatizing. DS has done well in pre-K at a Montessori school this year, but his teacher is a certified special ed teacher and is wonderful with him. I think that most of the suggestions in his IEP could be implemented under a 504 plan in a regular classroom but it would really require a low-key teacher who was willing to accommodate some of his quirks. I do think that an IEP is probably better for him at least for now, but I wonder if it might be better to switch to a 504 plan as soon as possible. Has anyone had experience with this?