Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Please or to access all these features

Behaviour/development

Talk to others about child development and behaviour stages here. You can find more information on our development calendar.

5 yo dd cries if someone laughs at her

1 reply

mamimogo · 17/08/2019 11:03

My 5 yo dd cries if someone laughs at her because they think what she has said is witty or funny. She doesn't quite seem to understand that we are not laughing AT her but rather because she has said or behaved in a way that makes us laugh. I've tried to explain to her that mostly people laugh because they are happy and that she has said something that we find clever and that's made us happy/laugh. She gets quite offended. The other day we went to a restaurant and the waiter said hello to her when we walked in, to which she didn't respond. When he came and took our order he said to her "you didn't say hello to me earlier" in a jokey tone and she broke down in tears right there. She is very well spoken and said her first words before age one and expresses herself quite clearly. She has also developed a huge issue with getting dressed. Started at age 3. I know it's not the actual clothes because it will be something that she has worn several times in past weeks yet she'll cry and make a fuss but once she has it on and has worn it for the day she will want to wear the same thing the next day. She won't wear dresses that have a seam across her stomach so I avoid buying them and definitely won't go near a pair of jeans. She won't wear sandals unless they have a toe post and she is quite a fussy eater. Is she just highly sensitive or should I be taking her to see an occupational therapist? Any suggestions or personal experience is much appreciated. Thank you in advance X

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
devilishlygood · 17/08/2019 12:17

Has she started school? How long has she been doing these things or is this her normal? Does she have siblings? Close friends you see regularly? How does she respond to other children?

I honestly wouldn’t worry about any of it too much. She does sound sensitive, but not unmanageable. If she does happen to be on the autistic spectrum at all (I assume that’s your concern, for want of a better word) it will likely be flagged up at school. There’s little you can do to manage the traits at her age anyway. I’m not sure if that’s reassuring, but I hope so?

New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.

This thread is closed and is no longer accepting replies. Click here to start a new thread.