based on the information provided, what is the recommendation for appropriate services? should the student receive special education? when Geraldo's mother brought Geraldo to the observation. We met in a room with puzzles, animals, and a silo. Geraldo was observed to use speech. At times the speech was clear and at other times it was unintelligible. He was observed to line the puzzles pieces and spin the silo. His mother reported speech and behavior as the famnily's major concerns. She indicated his communication had declined from using $3-4$words to request items, to now repeating the name of the item. She indicated Geraldo finds comfort in lying on the floor and running the car in front of his eyes, as he watches the wheels. She also reported that Geraldo has developed a bedtime routine, but when the routine is varied, he cries for an abnormal amount of time.Geraldo scored an $80$on standard IQ tests. The examiner noted portions of the test varied from the standardized instructions, due to Geraldo's needs for accommodations to complete the task. Geraldo's language scores all fell below a standard score $70,$indicating severe language discrepancies in all areas. It was also noted, Geraldo did not maintain eye contact, avoided him as a new person, and flapped his hands frequently during testing