My lovely DS (7.5) has fairly recently seen a paed to do with suspected dyspraxia. He has some motor planning difficulties but not so bad as to warrant a dx. She asked about empathy in the appt and we said he shows it "sometimes" (with my tone of voice speaking volumes). She quickly skipped on, discounting ASD from that answer (and the fact that we mostly cope with his bahaviouor at home - but only because we are good at finding solutions that work).
(We have been referred on to OT and a specialist teacher has observed him in school as he really struggles to get what's in his head down on paper, hence suspected dyslexia, yet is brilliant at reading, he is very bright indeed).
However, something happened yesterday which made me quite worried.....I think I have broken my toe. It kills! DS accidentally pulled it and I burst into tears with the pain. I wasn't cross with him as it was an accident.... His younger brother clocked something wasn't right immediately and put down the DS and came over to give me a hug as I was sobbing on the floor. DS, on the otherhand, took advantage of the DS being put down and went and started to play with it. He only wondered what was happening when DH cam in from the other room after a few minutes.
Do NT children do this, or is this a red flag??