I’m a bit all over the place!!! This is long, Dd has started reception she’s 4. 2 months. She is under the pathway for ADHD, too young to diagnose as there is no mental health issue.
SALT report indicates some traits of Autism, we are however waiting for a Paediatrician assessment.
My Dd is impulsive, inattentive, very social, likeable and loves to mingle and join the crowd. She will interrupt conversations, repeat what she wants, will drive you mad. Gets very excited easily when happy, transitioning lets say going park.will repeat the word park until. Jumps around, makes noises. She’s so physical with everyone, always trying to grab at us and her sister ( it’s not always bad, sometimes she just wants affection)
Big sensory seeker!
Have a constant need to touch people or textures, even when it’s not socially acceptable.
Does not understand personal space, teacher said she’s touchy feely.
Love jumping, bumping and crashing activities, big hugs.
Not so much now but has craved fast, spinning, tossed in the air.
When she’s around children and adults.
We have always struggled with social cues! No awareness of space and situation.
She would go up to children in the park and say can I play with you repeatedly. She has improved so much over the years.
At school she’s having meltdowns which is quite expected as she’s gone from 6 weeks summer holiday to now full time school.
Pre school helped with referral but was refused, the new school school did visit and make notes, I was so pleased with myself that they will be having a heads up of what my daughters needs are, which would also help the school so they would be more prepared for her. But
Yesterday I was speaking to the teacher, it seems that the teacher wasn’t even aware she was under the pathway.
she says she’s not sitting still, touching girls on the carpet.
She’s not apologising when she’s in the wrong. Doesn’t like to be told off.
She said parents are complaining, my Dd is taking their things and running off. I do understand why they would be quite upset that their child is being pushed/ shoved, someone in their class is repeatedly taking their stuff.
The first week my daughter came to school with matching school colour hair bands the colour green. she is obsessed with pink and hair dressing, she tried to take one of the girls clips off probably pink, the girl got angry, I can imagine, as this has happened to me.
The girl scratched my daughter neck really bad, her skin came off. The parents were told and teacher has explained, now everyone should be wearing only school colours.
I just don’t know what to do, I always explain what we expect from her and towards others. We talk about feelings of others, she can share and take turns but the teacher says she is snatching I told her she’s impulsive and will think after.
I repeat hands to yourself .
I remind her constantly! If she hurts me or my husband, baby sister I take something away.
I have been trying to model correct behaviour, talk about my feelings run up to feeling like I’m going to get cross, but I always talk to myself in a way so she can learn how to self talk and calm down.
I feel really down, only been few weeks and already it feels like my daughter is causing a lot of problems for everyone, I really want to help succeed in school, I want her to have friends, I want her peers to want to be around her not find her annoying. I was looking forward to making mum friends from her class. I’m an anxious person and I’m worried how will I face the parents if my daughter keeps hurting or doing stuff to the other kids, school is going to be so awkward.
Sorry for the long essay.