A teacher friend suggested to me my DD, 7, might be autistic this week and it's made me wonder.
It's because I was telling her about DD's anxiety. She gets a sore tummy before anything at the moment, it gets very bad before anything new, most recently starting Brownies and a birthday party where she tried climbing. She cries or gets angry, I really have to persuade her to go and then she usually runs off and is the life and soul of the party while I feel totally drained. She's currently refusing to be babysat which I think is linked to being very scared of burglars, she's checking doors are locked and putting all the lights on a lot.
Generally she's clever, loud and confident. Popular at school, gets perfect school reports (my friend says maybe she's masking) where we're told about impeccable behaviour, great academically and a lovely group of friends, she has a really nice best friend. Loves animals, toys and is generally a bit of a party girl who doesn't want to read her school books but does want to stay up late and get up to mischief. Has an exceptional memory which I don't feel helps her anxiety.
Does this sound like she might be autistic and should I be doing anything about this?