Should I have my daughter assessed?

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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  • Thanks Amy. I think your right- an assessment will help either way and she is a bright child so I can explain everything to her. I think it will help me too as I know a diagnosis now would help her if she had an ASD but her teacher and several other people stated they thought she probably hadn't so I have kept waiting. There is obviously problems with her social interaction which need addressing regardless so I think I will contact the educational psychologist the start the process. Thanks for your replies, they really helped, 

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  • Thanks Amy. I think your right- an assessment will help either way and she is a bright child so I can explain everything to her. I think it will help me too as I know a diagnosis now would help her if she had an ASD but her teacher and several other people stated they thought she probably hadn't so I have kept waiting. There is obviously problems with her social interaction which need addressing regardless so I think I will contact the educational psychologist the start the process. Thanks for your replies, they really helped, 

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