DD age 5.5. In year 1
Does this sound like possible neurodivergence or just a typical 5 year old?
- Bad behaviour at school, poor concentration, messes around
- School have complained about her being unkind, but I find her very kind myself?!
- Doesn’t respect authority, impossible to discipline as threats are meaningless to her, she will try and reason with you.
- Appalling behaviour over Christmas, couldn’t cope with it all & lost the plot.
- on track academically
- Was an early talker, talked a lot and well from age 1
- Always been social, confident but sometimes overly so!
- Shows good potential at sport, loves swimming & cycling & very confident, eg super confident climbing at playgrounds
- happy to go to new places, eg always been happy being left at nursery, holiday clubs, etc
- lots of meltdowns at home, everything is hard work nothing is simple eg eating dinner will involve lots of moaning sometimes end in tears
- Some sensory stuff, eg doesn’t like tight clothing
- Gets very hot, hates being hot, in the summer misbehaves more at school and says the heat makes her stressed
- Didn’t poo in the loo until age 5
- obsessed with one soft toy she takes everywhere