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Should I get my 7 year old daughter an ASD Assessment

Dawn

Hi,

I was diagnosed in January with ASD at the lovely age of 45.  I have a son, who is 9 and diagnosed with ADHD and is on the waiting list for an ASD assessment.

My 7 year old  daughter got into a fight with another girl yesterday (my daughter kicked the other girl punched my daughter's chest) and when talking to the teacher about the incident it came up that the teacher thought my daughter was borderline on the spectrum.  Even the teacher was shocked by my daughter's behaviour.

Her dad and I have suspected something but because she is a model pupil in school (good handwriting, spelling, loves to learn, wants to be sociable) we have done nothing about it and to be honest she is not too bad at home but it is the little things she:-

Can get very anxious in certain situations  - school or home

Only eats certain foods

Can be blunt with what she has to say at times and does not understand that it can upset some one e.g. - why do you have yellow teeth?

Dislikes labels in clothes and only wears certain clothes or does not wear any clothes apart from knickers

Does not like to talk about certain situations and will say 'Í do not want to talk about it!

I am sure there is other stuff but to me and her farther they are very subtle so I am just asking for some advice - 

Should we go ahead and get a diagnosis now or leave it?

Thanks in advance 

Dawn 

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  • At this point, it can only be purely beneficial to her. Say she's autistic. It can help with mindfulness and awareness, which can lead to agency and far more possibilities in her future. It's always beneficial to understand the process of seeking professional assistance to aid with guidance. Females are often overlooked and they suffer far more for it. Many of us are 30+ and had we known we may have chosen completely different paths. We may have encountered much less unneeded problems. At this point in life I'm now aware that the world around isn't purposefully being cruel or overbearing or purposefully ignoring my questions. Had I known this in my late teens I may have had assistance with Uni, but instead couldn't make it through. I may have avoided abusive men who were enraged by my autistic brain. Now I can spot immediately when there's miscommunication and keep an individual at an arms length. 

    There was so much I didn't need to go through. And there were girls I didn't need to be friends with. The more she's aware of her strengths and how she perceives and experiences the world, the better her chances at navigating society and finding an amazing career which she's well-suited for, rather than being fired from far too many positions simply due to unknown limitations. I vote yes ;)

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  • At this point, it can only be purely beneficial to her. Say she's autistic. It can help with mindfulness and awareness, which can lead to agency and far more possibilities in her future. It's always beneficial to understand the process of seeking professional assistance to aid with guidance. Females are often overlooked and they suffer far more for it. Many of us are 30+ and had we known we may have chosen completely different paths. We may have encountered much less unneeded problems. At this point in life I'm now aware that the world around isn't purposefully being cruel or overbearing or purposefully ignoring my questions. Had I known this in my late teens I may have had assistance with Uni, but instead couldn't make it through. I may have avoided abusive men who were enraged by my autistic brain. Now I can spot immediately when there's miscommunication and keep an individual at an arms length. 

    There was so much I didn't need to go through. And there were girls I didn't need to be friends with. The more she's aware of her strengths and how she perceives and experiences the world, the better her chances at navigating society and finding an amazing career which she's well-suited for, rather than being fired from far too many positions simply due to unknown limitations. I vote yes ;)

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