Can anyone help with this?

[CatsInChaos]

My DD has little things she likes to do sometimes. She is 3. She is still not potty trained.
She seems to love numbers (good at counting)
Likes things to be in the right order
When playing with toys she sometimes lines them up
She is sometimes socially shy but other times very talkative
She has a good imagination although it is sometimes hard to talk to her when she is in the "imaginary world".

Just wondered if this is all "normal" 3 year old behaviour or whether it could indicate something?

TIA.

Its hard to say, it could be either. The important thing is whether you have concerns. If you do go to your GP and explain your concerns and ask for a referral to a Paed.

For what its worth ds at 3

Wasnt potty trained (but 3 is still young)

Loved numbers too and anything with a pattern, such as jigsaw etc.

Liked things to be order, in his order and he always had to be right

Always lined things up, cars, sweets etc

Sometimes was shy and would hide

Other times could talk for England and hug strangers, but only about things that interest him

He had and still has a brilliant imagination, he can pretend and role play, but he has great difficulty including the ideas of others into his play. Although he will let others join in, he will then just let them take over, without adding any ideas of his own.

He also had other difficulties such as delayed speech, extremely limited diet etc.

Are you worried about something like autism? If so, none of what you have said would massively worry me tbh.

I have a ds (5) with asd, and a dd of almost 3yo who does not have it. The main difference between them is the ability of my dd to communicate normally, to interact normally, and to play normally.

She has sometimes shown little quirks like lining things up (not often) and just today built tall towers of bricks and insisted on counting each one. She is incredibly chatty, articulate and bossy with people she knows. But it took months for her to open up at nursery, and even now I know she is half as talkative there as she can be.

If I didn't know what to look for, these things on paper might look odd. But having a child with asd (and is high functioning) I think I know the key things to look for.

Is there anything in your dd's communication or interaction with you that concerns you? What is her play like? How does she interact with other children? Does she show you things, want you to join in with her, bring you things? Does she play with toys in the way they should be played? Does she do the pretend play stuff?

But all this is just mho. And my only experience is with asd. If you are concerned and think she's different to her peers, go to your GP or HV.