My 8 year old is scared of her temper.

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DD is 8 and prone to raging, hitting, howling and screaming. She gets upset very easily and wears her heart on her sleeve. She does tend to over react or react inappropriately to things that my other children let go over their heads, and is quite socially immature.
We had a big blow out tonight, and later when I was talking to her about it, she said she is scared of her anger and thinks she 'needs help'.
Is there such a thing for children? How do you go about getting it?

Hello, I can understand her worries. My DS is 9 and also does this. Like your DD he is socially immature but has been diagnosed with autism and ADHD. Not saying at all that your DD has anything like this but the behaviours you describe are similar to the things DS does when angry.

I have identified some triggers with DS such as frustrating or competitive computer games and also talk through rages with DS. A really good book is called "A Volcano in my Tummy" which is a workbook for helping children talk about their anger.

Another thing we are looking at is how we help DS express his anger in less destructive ways such as hitting a cushion until his anger goes ( this is a work in progress ).

Lastly, are there any issues in school with social stuff? Girls with high functioning autism or Aspergers can have these kind of behaviours and are often missed.

I do often wonder if she is on the spectrum of something but school are not concerned as she does very well academically.
I have heard of the volcano book before, and will get a copy of it to look through.
Thank you for replying.

And oh yes, lots of social issues at school. She seems to be on the edge of a bunch of much more mature girls and I think they only just tolerate her and go off her quite frequently.

It's worth looking at sensory stuff if you have suspicions about spectrum like stuff.
A good book is called "The Out of Sync Child" which looks at the various senses and how some children process them differently. It's American but is excellent, it taught me loads about how my DS perceives the world.