Hi all,
My daughter is 10 and received her autism diagnosis back in September. I’ve got most struggles figured out, but one thing I can’t seem to get my head around is injury/illness. For example, in the last two months she’s had two x-rays for a sprained wrist and sprained ankle… both very very minor injuries from playing in the garden at her dads (to the point I’m sure the nurses thought I was completely wasting their time) but prior to the x-rays she made out like her limbs were falling off. The latest is she ran into a goal post at school, according to the accident slip.
When I say she moans every 2 minutes, I mean it. She reacts the same about a paper cut as I think she would about a genuine injury. The tiniest of scrapes has to be shown to everyone and talked about until there is no hint of a scab left. I have absolutely no idea if she’s actually hurt, as she seems to pick and choose when it hurts. If she had gymnastics or cheerleading practice, she insists on going but sat on the sofa in the evening these ‘injuries’ are apparently unbearable. I don’t know if it’s something she feels intensely due to being autistic or if it’s just an attention thing. I can’t take her to A&E every time she falls over but I can’t tell what’s genuine or not. Has anyone else had experience of this?
Any help appreciated! Thank you.
