Would you want my 10 yo DD assessed if she was your child and did the following things?
- Difficulty concentrating and remaining focused on tasks, particularly if not interested.
- Frequently failing to complete work.
- Often trailing off mid-sentence and not completing stories or explanations.
- Becoming easily distracted.
- getting frustrated and down on herself for getting distracted or being slow.
- Difficulty sustaining effort on tasks that require concentration.
- School reports that she is distractible and often does not finish classroom tasks.
- Becomes obsessed with things for a couple of weeks and does nothing else then drops it never to return
She experiences intense emotional reactions that seem too big for the trigger and has done so since early childhood.
Examples include:
- Frequent emotional outbursts when things do not go as expected.
- Becoming overwhelmed by disappointment or frustration. Often claiming she wants to die.
- Difficulty accepting criticism or correction.
- Interpreting correction as rejection and saying things such as “You don’t love me” And “you hate me don’t you”. Or calling herself stupid and hitting herself.
- Becoming distressed when things aren’t the way she wants them (her room is messy her bed cover is not just right, sand in her bed (on holiday))
- Persistent negative self-talk
- When upset, she often blames others and takes no responsibility and can turn very nasty.
there are other issues as well but the thread will go on too long. I’ve lost sight of what is “normal” and what needs further support. My biggest concern is going into comprehensive in just over a years time.
Does she sound like any other 10 year old that has ups and downs or like something else is going on and needs support?
I have a meeting with school Thursday and not sure how hard to push. She does have emotional outbursts at school and has been in emotional learning support so they recognise something. But obviously don’t want to pursue as they are so stretched.