Does this sound like autism??

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Do you think the following sounds like autism, something else, or normal behaviour?

Ks1 child hates wearing socks because they feel tight to see put on.

KS2 child, school discos. Dances by herself as doesn't know how to dance with others, or even notice if they are dancing.

KS2 - cries really easily at school and home when upset about something. Teachers told her to toughen up.

KS1, KS2, KS3 - smell of coffee physically makes her feel sick. Has to cover mouth and nose around coffee.

KS3 - carries kinder egg middles full of cinnamon and curry to school as they smell really nice. Open and smells them at school.

KS2, KS3 - never having close friends at school. Always the last to be picked in sport.

KS3 - PSCE lessons - choosing to go and work on GCSE project alone in a classroom instead of staying in with the rest of the class as she feels really comfortable around them.

Picky with food, but does eat. Hates eggs, milk, cream,.tea, coffee, fish, fat on meat, butter beans, mayo, most cheeses etc.

Could this be autism??

Oh sorry missed this last one and assumed it was your child 😬

Sorry OP, I misunderstood/misread. But I'd advise you even more strongly to seek assessment as you don't have to deal with CAHMS. I was diagnosed with autism in middle age after years of wondering why I had struggled with basic things. It's such a relief to understand myself better now. I've met many others, both IRL and online who have also found it a positive experience.

I don't know if anyone's mentioned there are a few screening tests you can do online to give you an idea of whether autism is likely and maybe show your GP the results - AQ50 and RAADS-R are the main ones.

And, if you haven't already found it, you might get better advice/support posting on the 'neurodiverse mumsnetters' board.

@Blackeyesbluetears yes well obviously there are lots of people like you who don’t feel they are noticeably autistic. OP is asking for opinion based on the observed behaviour as she reported it. To me it doesn’t sound like autism. Beyond quirky (though honestly fairly common as far as the sniffing things goes in the 80s) moments it really doesn’t sound like the autism I have known both in my friends and child. I don’t know why you would want to shut down either opinion (yes asd or no asd) as OP obviously wants to hear what others think not a single person’s opinion.

@Itisbetter oh sorry I wasn't shutting it down. I just think generally people don't suspect for no reason. If an adult suspects it's probably quite founded in reality

@Blackeyesbluetears thats almost the opposite of my experience. I think mothers suspecting autism is fairly often right or at least partially right in that the child is often nd. In adults I’m less sure. I know many who are obviously struggling and in distress but I’m not always sure what they are describing is asd. It doesn’t really matter though as I’m no expert, I’m just saying what I see.