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Wondering how common these behaviours are in asd?

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Tgfrislip · 01/05/2025 00:06

I know they are all different so just wondering how common it would be to have a asd child thats very sporty,popular, gets invited to everything and goes to camps or residentials?

As most of the asd kids i know are quite similar and more likely to be like the below
1 struggled with sports day (not necessarily every year from reception but certainly sometimes didnt do it.
2 And struggled in reception often having parent spoken to by teacher for something.
3 often not great at sport (though could i guess be their hyperfocus). And may not do sport or like teamsports.
4 might have stomach issues and vomit much more than average child.
5 might not be invited to as many parties as other or you might expect. Or might not want to go
6 might hang out with opposite sex longer than other kids
7 may not want to independently walk to school (or parents dont think it safe)
8 may not hang out with friends at weekends and if so its parents arranging
9 might not do after school or before school or clubs or might find it too much
10 often stubborn so may seem defiant
11 might not want to do sleep overs or school residentuals
12 not ask for help
13 not say hello or goodbye
14 phase of hitting/biting
15 school refusal

OP posts:
ninjahamster · 01/05/2025 00:09

Well it’s a spectrum isn’t it? So difficult to compare. I’m autistic. I couldn’t cope with trips abroad, changes of teachers, rearranged plans. But as a child I had lots of friends, was very musical, played in an orchestra, learned several instruments.

BusMumsHoliday · 01/05/2025 00:21

I mean, your lists aren't mutually exclusive? My DS and DH, both autistic, really enjoy sports but they do tend towards individual events. And at the moment, my DS is quite popular (though this may change, I suppose, he's young) but also can't cope with after school club.

Why are you asking?

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