I can't believe I'm writing this. 12 months ago I would have described DD (5) as being friendly, confident, sociable and resilient. She had no problems making friends. Everyone commented on how happy she was.
But last Sept she changed schools, and started Year 1 in a new school. She has REALLY struggled with making new friends. The school have acknowledged the class have issues with friendships, and I got to know another mum whose daughter was new who had also struggled.
However, in the last few weeks things have got much worse. She's started showing signs of anxiety. Took us a while to put the pieces together. But she is showing almost OCD tendencies re not drinking/ eating from anything anyone has even touched, she's freaking out in the swimming pool as she won't swim past drains, is telling me she wants to die and everyone hates her, and this week I've found a lot of notes she's written in her bedroom, saying things like, "I'm the worst/ baddest girl in the world."
It came to a head on Thursday this week when she kept asking me to do her hair again and again repeatedly. She said, "but everyone will laugh at me." I soon realised this wasn't about her hair. She then became very upset, got under her bed, and refused to come out. I eventually calmed her and got her to school and had an emergency meeting with the headmistress who was brilliant and they will do some one to one work with her.
The HT did suggest I look into ASD as she was showing some traits. I'm trying to be open minded but am sceptical about this.
How can I help my gorgeous little girl? Is it just "a phase". I've been googling play therapists tonight, should I look into this? Or am I being over dramatic?
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Child mental health
Please help me to help my anxious 5 year old.
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Cherubneddy1 · 09/06/2017 22:08
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