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Playing as a child

Catlady31

Hi, my daughter is 11.5 and will play with baby dolls, she now has a few of the reborn type that were popular over the last couple of years.  When younger, we would buy her character dolls like Ariel, Belle and Barbie but she never played with them.  She would want LOL dolls as girls in her class had them but I didn't get the impression she really really wanted them herself, more because peers had them and once she had opened up the accessories and set the scene, she didn't play with them.

She was asked in her assessment whether she played with dolls and she said she didn't.  Should I have explained she does but plays with baby dolls as if she is the mum and any other dolls she didn't really play with?  I don't want to give wrong information.  

Thanks for any insight into this question.

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  • I was recently diagnosed at 62. When asked about play as a child I mentioned that I had 1 doll and that would dress and undress it and put it to bed. This seemed to be significant to the assessor and she noted it in my report. As someone else commented it’s what she’s doing with that doll that matters and as far as she’s concerned it’s not play, it’s roll play. I never experienced it as entertainment and there was certainly no imagination attached to it, although my imagination came out in other areas such as writing. 
    if she doesn’t consider it as play then it’s probably not. My description for what I used to do I think could better be described as activity.

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  • I was recently diagnosed at 62. When asked about play as a child I mentioned that I had 1 doll and that would dress and undress it and put it to bed. This seemed to be significant to the assessor and she noted it in my report. As someone else commented it’s what she’s doing with that doll that matters and as far as she’s concerned it’s not play, it’s roll play. I never experienced it as entertainment and there was certainly no imagination attached to it, although my imagination came out in other areas such as writing. 
    if she doesn’t consider it as play then it’s probably not. My description for what I used to do I think could better be described as activity.

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