This is my first time posting here and I'm looking from advice from people who think or know their children have PDA. My DD is 5 and has always been excessively strong willed with some sensory issues (getting her into socks or shoes and washing hands and face or applying suncream have always been triggers for huge tantrums). I read about PDA for the first time a few weeks ago and it was like a lightbulb moment. However I am now very unsure about what to do next. I've done the PDA society checklist and she scores 38, which is not high enough to say that she definitely has it. Her behaviour is very compliant at school but much worse at home and getting more difficult to manage. She is starting to exhibit more controlling behaviours around things like refusing to change her underwear or wash and not wanting to leave the house even for parties or treats (she has always been very resistant to going to school in the mornings). My DH is against getting the SENCO involved or pursuing any kind of diagnosis at this stage but I have read that children with PDA can be OK in the first couple of years at school but then suddenly deteriorate over night. Do you think its worth speaking to the school now about our concerns?
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