Hi
I have a six year old daughter who I suspect has Autism. Her older brother aged 8 has a diagnosis of Autism.
*My daughter has met milestones at the later end of expected milestones.
*She is very shy and will go mute if she is feeling uncomfortable.
*She has been referred back to speech therapy (3rd time) by school who said she is very shy, has trouble forming friendships and has poor understanding of written language.
*Her speech has improved but people do not always understand her, even close relatives.
*she is very clingy to me all the time
*she has sensory issues including adversion to noises, crowded places
- she has tantrums
*she flaps her hands when upset
*she has mobility difficulties including falling over, banging into things, dropping things all the time possible dyspraxia.?
*she needs lots of assistance with self care, I am still dressing her
*she is becoming obsessional about certain topics however these are relevant to her age just she is overly obsessed with them
*she is struggling academically and has 25 hrs 1:1
*she gets very overwhelmed and is extremely sensitive
It’s taken me a long time to fully recognise all her difficulties because she is quite different to her brother. I know Autism presents itself differently in all children but any
experiences or opinions regarding Autism which people can share would be great.