hello everybody

Hi there,

I feel almost a sham posting in here but I need some help!

I have an 8 year old daughter who I believe may have Aspergers. If she does then it is mild and she appears 'normal' most of the time. However, certain things she does/says, and the way she behaves, makes me suspect.

She is clever and loves maths especially. But she has trouble mainly socially. She has often come home from school and said that other kids don't want to play with her. I've discovered this stems from the fact she wants to join in a game but then tries to apply her own rules to it and almost 'take over'. She finds following other peoples' rules difficult. She likes to be in control - this is most evident when she's playing with her younger brother. She is very literal and gets upset over certain jokes that she doesn't understand. She also can't regulate her voice so a lot of what she says comes across as angry or rude.

She has strange ways of 'organising' her things in her bedroom. I will regularly tidy up after her and put things away in what I feel is a sensible place, easy to find etc. She will then, over the course of the next few days, move everything and it is all a total mess. But this is how she organises? She takes things out of their original box and puts other things in that box, it makes no logical sense to me.

As well, she struggles with things like listening. She has to be told countless times to get something done, she day dreams. She still cannot brush her hair properly or dry herself after a bath without someone telling her to hurry up. She is distracted VERY easily. Cleaning teeth is another thing. Apart from her strange organising, other things have to be 'just so', like super perfectly aligned.

I could go on.

someone please help.