Hello everyone I have a question to ask as me and my wife are finding my daughters behaviour quite hardwork at the moment.
She is 5 years old and we both kind of suspect she may have a similar ASC to myself (Aspergers).Although the only thing that puts us off finding out is that she's managing well at school but the minutes she's out she is very hardwork with regards to being angry at certain times and even pushing, hitting or saying not very pleasant things.
She seems shy around other adults she doesn't know but is quite good with other children but can become obsessive with them for example follow them everywhere or demand hugs and then get angry if she doesn't get them.
I noticed she crosses her fingers tight when she is feeling nervous around people and liked to spin on our old stools in the dining room when she was younger she lines her dolls up along the wall but instead of role playing talks to her dolls like what she has experienced through the day rather than made up play.
She is constantly on her i-pad and when we try asking her to come off she kicks and screams. If we go in a shop now its getting to the point where its a little embarrassing with regards to the bad behaviour like meltdown if she cannot have what she wants even though my wife is very good at being diplomatic.
My question is should we maybe ask for a referral to find out if she is like me or leave it as she is doing well at school? Has anyone else experienced similarities with their child?
