ocd? Anxiety? something else?

[worriedaboutmydd]

Posted in behaviour and development but getting no response so hope it is ok to try for more traffic here?
Poor dd is having a rough time at the minute. She's 6.
Some background on her behaviours and why I think there's something wrong.
Rocking on her chair at school to 'tickle her bum' (constantly reminded to sit still to no avail) although she doesn't do it at home or anywhere else in public
Skin picking- gums, belly button, ears to the point of bleeding
Very emotional, cries over everything
Can't stand water, tshirts, or anything over her face
Can't stand being too hot or too cold ( gets panicky if the heating is on too hot in the car because of 'warm smells'
Had poor gross motor skills until recently (clumsy couldn't ride any kind of bike)

Otherwise she is very funny, has loads of friends and loves cuddles. She's very intelligent and loves and does well at school.
She says she can't stop the rubbing or the picking. It's like she's really trying but I don't know how to help.
Going in to school next week to talk to teacher and have made a gp appointment.

Could the bum thing be worms? Itchy bum?
Sorry not very good with this sort of stuff but that just popped into my head. X

Thanks for posting hobby but no, not worms. Have ruled out all possible medical reasons, worms, thrush etc. I've witnessed the rocking on the chair when she used to do it at home and it's definitely a stimulation thing. Her last teacher mentioned it and asked me how to deal with it and I just told her to ask her to sit still. The teacher was very young and didn't gave much experience.

DD had some of that and the peeps over at the SN Board suggested sensory processing issues.

Does your dd have sensory processing mrsterrypratchett?

Autistic spectrum?

We are still waiting to hear what is going on. SPD and ADHD are on the table. And, can be co-morbid so she might have both, one or neither.

Sounds like sensory issues. Hope you're ok, it can be worrying when you don't know what's going on

I think it might have been you Poulter who originally helped me out. If so, you're a

You say "at the moment"- was this going on at nursery or just since she started school? I'm particularly asking about the rocking and picking as those can be signs of anxiety...

Op I have absolutely no idea if this is relevant but I did see a documentary about Tourette's where a child of your dds age had similar rocking/ticks.

There are wise posters above though and hope you get help for her.

She gets headaches and abdominal pain quite frequently but passes quickly and seems to feel things quite strongly. For example a small nudge she thinks is a huge shove (maybe she's just dramatic ) she can't stand having her nails clipped or her hair brushed.
I don't think she is on the autistic spectrum, it just doesn't seem to 'fit'. She is a very chilled out laid back child most of the time. Easy going and follows rules very well. Chatty and totally gets empathy and social cues. No problems making friends or understanding boundaries. She would never rock on her seat or pick her gums in front of me so I know she can actually show some self control and stop the behaviours.
She just seems to freak out when she feels a sensory thing she doesn't like ie hot, cold, water.. The rocking started at such a young age maybe 18 months in her car seat against the straps and in trolleys at the supermarket so she would have to have been anxious for about 5 years if that's the trigger!

Was going to suggest sensory processing disorder. Can recommend the out of synch child as a good, accessible book aimed at parents.

Thank you everyone. Having looked into SPD it does seem like that is quite probable. I will do some more reading up and talk to the gp about it.