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Should I have my daughter assessed?

Shlohe

Hi, my daughter is 7 and hook school showed concern about her social interaction. At school she doesn't mix well with her peers but has friends to play at home and loves going to play at friends houses. she loves playing schools, dancing and other make believe games.she has no problems with routine change and met her milestones as a toddler. Her eye contact is good once she knows people. She is shy but this is improving. She had speech therapy as she struggled with certain sounds such as 'ch' but this was possibly down to her hearing. her pre school showed no concern about her mixing. The educational psychologist wanted her referring to be assessed but I am not sure if this will really upset her. My brother has Asperger's syndrome which I know increases the chances of family members having it but I also feel I know the signs after growing up around it. I am aware my daughter has traits but i don't feel she has enough to be diagnosed. I don't know what to do for the best. Any help will be gratefully recieved. 

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  • I can't say whether or not your daughter has Aspergers or not, but what I can say is that I used to play 'make believe' games as a child, and this does not necessarily mean you can't have autism. Like your daughter, I struggled to make friends at school, but I did play with a group of younger children outside of school. I played teachers with them (I always had to be the teacher), teddy bear tea parties, mother and baby etc. However, I did not really 'play' with them because it was all on my terms, and qualitatively speaking I had poor interaction skills. They were more tools of my own play than actual friends.

    Is she really being imaginative in her play or is it all on her terms, and is it repetitive?

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  • I can't say whether or not your daughter has Aspergers or not, but what I can say is that I used to play 'make believe' games as a child, and this does not necessarily mean you can't have autism. Like your daughter, I struggled to make friends at school, but I did play with a group of younger children outside of school. I played teachers with them (I always had to be the teacher), teddy bear tea parties, mother and baby etc. However, I did not really 'play' with them because it was all on my terms, and qualitatively speaking I had poor interaction skills. They were more tools of my own play than actual friends.

    Is she really being imaginative in her play or is it all on her terms, and is it repetitive?

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