our Daughter has had ongoing issues with separation and anxiety since she was 7.
She struggles with transition and the transition to secondary school was a nightmare and she became a school refuser. Since then we have managed her behaviour, but in the last year I have been working as a TA for a boy with ASD, and have been to quite a lot of training, and I'm begining to wonder if my daughter could be autistic, because she exhibits some of the behaviours associated with ASD.
she won't travel anywhere on her own, she struggles with large crowds, she doesnt like touch, transition, new and unfamiliar situations are a nightmare
she has a touch of OCD wanting to carry out things in a certain way, for example bedtime routine, she hoards things, trying to get her to tidy her room is a nightmare.
All this aside, she is very sociable and friendly.
I need some advice please, am I reading too much into these behaviours?