OCD? Anxiety disorder? something else?

[worriedaboutmydd]

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.

I'm glad you are involving GP.

How long has she been like this, and how was she as a baby/toddler or at nursery?

In instances such as this I often tend to wonder, did some incident, trauma, or major change in her life take place?

She's always been a bit like this to be honest. Always had sensory issues but it's becoming more obvious as she's not just a fussy toddler/it's not just a phase now.
It's not all new but it has just all seemed to have gotten worse since we moved and she's had to change school. It comes and goes in a sense. If it's not the gum picking it's lip biting if it's not lip biting she's picked at her ears. It seems to be a way of self soothing.
The rubbing on chairs has always been a 'thing' though. Ever since she was in her car seat or a trolley and could push against it I thought she would just grow out of it.

aspergers? just an idea. it presents differently in girls often.

sorry, i hope that didnt upset you

Difficult birth? Sensory processing issues can be linked to that.

DSS1 can be like this. He has dyspraxia.

No you didn't upset me obviously I know there's something going on and any advice is welcome. I don't think she has aspergers or dysbraxia though. Not a difficult birth at all really. Pfb, in labour for 5 hours max had her naturally with no complications about 20 mins after my waters broke.

I remember having little habits when I was small. It seemed that something would spark my obsession with something off. For example I got eczema on my scalp and since 12 (I'm now 35) I still feel the urge to scratch even when it's not itchy!!!!
I'm the same if I bite my lip. I'll continue to do it once I start!!! I'm not an overly anxious person. Just a bit repetitive.
What I'm trying to say is bad habits happen but it doesn't mean anything bad about our personalities!!!!
I can see it in my DD (20 mo) so I just try to distract her when she scratches her own eczema etc. She has it bad at the mo

Sorry zzzzz for short response to that I have considered ASD or dysbraxia but it just doesn't seem to fit.
She's very easy going most of the time, follows rules very well understands social cues, has lots of friends and interacts with them well. She has lots of empathy and usually puts others first, she is easy going about routines and change. There just doesn't seem to be any red flags for either other than the sensory issues.

Did I mention 'aspergers'?!!!! My friend has it so I wouldn't class that in terms of a personality trait

And while she has issues with her gross motor skills her fine motor skills are great. She's a budding little artist and her writing is lovely. She hit all of her developmental milestones on time and had no issues with crawling, walking or running.
It just seemed that when it came time to ride a bike, climb or jump she just wouldn't do it. She got there eventually though.

Dyspraxia sorry

I meant bad habits don't make us terrible adults. putting words in someone's mouth is very poor. End of conversation. Sorry OP. I tried to give you my experience but was judged to be negative

Yeah I think it looks more like a sensory processing disorder. It all seems to be things she sees/hears/feels that bother her.
She doesn't come across as anxious or nervous, she will be the first to join in games at parties or stand up in class for show and tell. She has a lot more confidence than I did at her age. She's just finished a school project where she had to write 10 pages! Her handwriting was beautiful and she didn't seem to struggle at all.
Am I right in thinking she would have trouble making friends/understanding empathy if she had asd?
She also loves a good joke and loves making jokes up to try and make others laugh (even if they don't usually make any sense!)

Thanks for posting lindsay I know what you mean, if it were just one or two problems see gad I'd probably just put it down to childhood habits or just a phase but there seems to be something a bit more going on with her. I know what you where trying to say, I think you meant that habits can just be part of our personalities without having any underlying issues? I think you're wording just came across a bit wrong.

'She had' not 'see gad' sorry it's late