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Is my 2 3/4 year old "behind"

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Namelessonsie · 04/04/2014 18:44

This preschool checklist has me worried.

My DD is massively resistant to toilet training (shouts NO a lot)

Massively resistant to being shown how to hold a pen or scissors properly (shouts NO a lot) - and holds a crayon like fucking squiglet. cbeebies has a lot to answer for on this one...

Massively resistant to using cutlery unless it is the only way to ingest eg super sugary petit filous

Massively resistant to dressing/undressing herself (Mummy do it!)

Avoids other children rather than plays/interacts with them. This one is actually a real worry to me.

I do try, but get stressed in the face of such resistance.

She is however extremely verbal, knows her numbers to 20, some letters, shapes including hexagon, octagon etc, all the planets, and can recognise a space shuttle from a soyuz rocket.

She is also possibly on the autistic spectrum, but not diagnosed just something a child psychologist mentioned.

So, do I worry, or just think she'll get it in time for school!

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RandallFloyd · 08/04/2014 20:42

No worries, the ones I found didn't exactly paint an encouraging picture so I doubt the 'official' one would have been any more positive!

Your DD sounds fab. Nothing wrong with a girl who knowing how to say what she wants Grin

WaveorCheer · 09/04/2014 20:12

Sorry to hijack, but how are you getting on, Randall? I was on your original thread on MNSN. Is your DS being assessed now? We've had an SLT assessment, waiting to be seen by community paed but everyone I've spoken to so far agrees we need to look at ASD.

RandallFloyd · 09/04/2014 20:38

That's so nice of you to remember!

Really glad things are progressing for you and really good to hear that they are listing to you.

We're pretty much at the same stage, we've seen my GP who agreed to refer us to the community paediatrician so just waiting for that to come through. She had no idea how long the wait is so we're in a bit of a limbo for now.

Kingfishjuice1 · 25/05/2025 16:26

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