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Hi. New here and looking for support and advice

CaitlinsMummy

Before I start, I'm not very good at this Internet stuff so bare with me. 

My DD is 5, almost 6. She's always had her 'quirks' but to cut a long story short, her school wrote to our GP who has referred Caitlin to the paediatric team for assessment (I'm assuming) She had her appointment with nurse specialist who has referred us to a specialist I think. She listed her concerns as being communication difficulties (her speech is slow and monotone)behaviour rigidities, social difficulties and one other that seems to have escaped me at the moment. 

We have also been referred to SALT to see what they think. 

The problem I'm really having at the minute is knowing how to deal with her when she lashes out. She frequently targets her sister who is only 8. I've tried talking, she shouts over me, I've tried naughty step, she won't sit on it and I've tried a chill out room but that doesn't seem to workeither. 

As it is now, I don't know if Caitlin is autistic, or has ASD as suggested by the nurse. People see her as being naughty but I'm sure it's not just naughtiness. 

Any advice is gratefully accepted. Kelly xx

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  • See, the school she attended before was a very controlled environment. Days were very structured and the kids were all very wellbehaved. When we moved to the new area, I'd heard loads of good about the local school. It turned out that it's nothing more than a free for all. On her first day, she was pinned to a wall and threatened with a pair of scissors by a 6yr old boy. For the following 6 weeks of term, she was hit, kicked, pushed and punched. I went into school every day and then eventually, they asked for the referral to the GP and said they thought autism/asd. It's the only school that's within walking distance for DD1, so that's why I was considering home schooling. I've wondered if the whole class setting with so many kids was just too much for her. 

    Ove tried tights, short socks, long socks, trainer socks and now we just wear pumps with no socks because it's just too upsetting for her.I called the children's centre 3 times in the last fortnight and she did call back last time. She suggested the chill put room and said she'd already requested an urgent appointment so was unable to speed things up anymore. 

    Apologies for the dreadful typo's, my phone seems to have different ideas of what I'm trying to type lol xx

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  • See, the school she attended before was a very controlled environment. Days were very structured and the kids were all very wellbehaved. When we moved to the new area, I'd heard loads of good about the local school. It turned out that it's nothing more than a free for all. On her first day, she was pinned to a wall and threatened with a pair of scissors by a 6yr old boy. For the following 6 weeks of term, she was hit, kicked, pushed and punched. I went into school every day and then eventually, they asked for the referral to the GP and said they thought autism/asd. It's the only school that's within walking distance for DD1, so that's why I was considering home schooling. I've wondered if the whole class setting with so many kids was just too much for her. 

    Ove tried tights, short socks, long socks, trainer socks and now we just wear pumps with no socks because it's just too upsetting for her.I called the children's centre 3 times in the last fortnight and she did call back last time. She suggested the chill put room and said she'd already requested an urgent appointment so was unable to speed things up anymore. 

    Apologies for the dreadful typo's, my phone seems to have different ideas of what I'm trying to type lol xx

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