My DD (3y 3m) has always been different to other kids her age that I've met. From the very early days she has never liked strangers, and has always seemed grumpy/serious to people who don't know her. As a toddler she hates most of the things that kids her age enjoy - birthday parties, soft play, swimming etc. and will cling on to whoever has taken her and will whinge/cry a lot. She is really awkward around new people (often friends of ours) although will sometimes initiate interaction with complete strangers in shops for example. She particularly hates it if someone she doesn't know comes too near her or tries to touch her. She also reacts strangely to certain things - for example, if you ask her not to do something even in a non shouty way she gets disproportionately upset about it. She is super whingey about a lot of things and her meltdowns are usually over things we can't even comprehend. If she falls over she just gets really angry and won't let you comfort her. I've looked on NHS website and some of these things specifically are symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder. But some of the other elements don't fit - her speech is pretty advanced, she can be quite expressive and whilst she isn't good at playing with other children she will sometimes make the effort to try (although it's often quite awkward but I've previously put this down to her not having attended nursery).
How do I know if this is just her personality or signs of something more? I don't know if I'm reading too much into it, but I know for sure that I've not met other kids like her. Even if it were something more, is there anything positive that could come from it being diagnosed?
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How do I know if my 3 year old's behaviour is normal or not?
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notmuchofaclue · 11/08/2015 18:39
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