hi, im looking for some information if possible.
I have a son who is 11 and was diagnosed as severely Autistic when he was 5, but now my problem is this.
I have a 5 year old daughter who started school in Aug. Her behaviour is "wild" but up until now we had put this down to living with an older brother with Autism, having a difficult home enviornment and not having i hate the word normal but a sibling with no difficulties that she could model her behaviour on.
Our difficulties started in Aug when she started school. She has been completely disruptive during school hours and we are now having some major concerns with the school. Her teacher appears to dislike her but i think this is because she sees my daughter as defiant rather than the potential for something to be wrong. At first we thought she was just "copying" her brothers behaviour but now im not so sure.
The teacher regularly describes my daughters behaviour as
*hiding under the table
*shouting out, constantly interupting
* making silly comments not paying attention
* she doesnt appear fearful of any consequences often "enjoying" a visit to head teacher.time outs etc etc
* at home - her eating is very fussy and she doesnt sleep well and annoying makes a silly noise to express annoyance. she does however have lots of social skills and enjoys immaginative play etc etc
After a visit to my GP she had suggested maybe she has a mild Autism. but on closer inspection I believe my daughter could have ADHD??? I appreciate no one can diagnose on here and we have been referred to paediatrican for assessment i was just curious to hear other people thoughts with some experience??
Am starting to worry ive not seen whats been staring me in the face!!!!
Thanks in advance
Sans
