Please help a very worried mother! D is 4.4 years old and his nursery says he doesn't interact as much as they would like with the other children. They seem to be saying that he does play with others for a little while then goes off on his own. The health visitor came to see him but said that after only seeing him for this length of time it was difficult for her to say much, but that we should refer him to a specialist. They also said that another concern was that he has no interest in drawing or colouring. D is an only child with very limited interaction with other children. However at the weekend he was at a party where took another little boy by the hand to go and play with some toys! He also semed very happy playing with all the other children and didn't go off on his own once. At home he seems fine to us, playing imaginative games with me and his dad. I have got him to draw cirles ,a square, a triangle although he really isn't interested. He enjoys junk art, gluing and sticking things, he also enjoys playdough. Is it just me or does referring a child at this age, for these reasons, to a specialist seem excessive? If I refuse this appointment and just wait to see how he is at primary school will I be acting wrongly?
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nursery says 4.4 year old does not interact enough with other children
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pwpat · 27/05/2010 15:08
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