Hi everyone . My DD just turned 2 a week ago . I highly suspect she is on the mild side of the spectrum or ADHD . I live in the Uk and we don’t have levels here .
She doesn’t have issues communicating her needs and can answer what’s, where’s , who’s simple questions . She has good joint attention and good receptive and expressive language for a 2 year old . She can put 2/3 words together that are spontaneous but she still uses single words .
She sleeps like a champ and rarely has a tantrum ( if she does it doesn’t last more than 10 minutes ) .
Understands “Come here” and “Sit down”
• Identifies several body parts
• Follows 2 step commands during play
• Understands some early prepositions she understands on )
• Finds familiar objects not in sight
• Chooses familiar objects from a group on request
• Understands familiar action words
• Attends to and identifies familiar pictures
She loves pulling faces in the mirror
What has concerned me for a while now it’s the following list .
- Always the need to carry objects in her hand
- She doesn’t like dirt on hands but doesn’t mind playing with mud and sand
- Struggling in social settings like coffee shops , she shakes and gets excited and doesn’t stay still
- Anxious around her peers but always tries to fit in
- When meeting a new person she starts using jargon and singing nursery rhymes.
- Toe walking
Now , I have expresses these concerns with the GP and HV on multiple occasions . In November , the HV put a referral for the community paediatrician forward and a couple of weeks ago we got a text saying that our application was rejected on the basis that’s this is typical development and we should continue to expose her to social settings .
My hands are tied at the moment short of going private as I am the only one who thinks this is atypical . It is causing a lot of friction with my husband and family and I am starting to doubt my own mind .
I realise she is very young but I’d like to hear from any parents who can give me any advice or point me in the right direction ☺️.