Counts at "lining things up"/unusual or normal kiddy play....?

[Blossom4538]

Today, I sat with my poorly DD 5 (who's assessment for ASD) and she made lots and lots of play doh bones for her dog.
She's done this in the past. We then have to put them in a Tupperware. She spent ages and there were more rows than in the photo
Attached - had to make 50, although she wanted to make 100, but ran out of playdoh. Here's a pic! What do u think, NT play for her age or slight obsessive/lining things up tendency linked to ASD?

It's something I get confused about. DD does have some imaginative play but I guess a little limited and she's more into organising or setting up things and arts and crafts/jigsaws etc. She does kind of line objects up a little.

It's called a schema, it is one of those things that's a normal thing for toddlers to do, but becomes less normal as the age and extremity increases.

So lining up cars at 3 is normal
Making 50 bones at 5 less so.

Thank you.

I had to make one playdoh bone and then she and so on...I did get just slightly bored, hehe!!!

She is almost 6. There's been a fair amount of lining things up recently and just some more unusual behaviours. I am not always sure whether they are relevant as I feel I start to over analyse things, but will make a note/give them copies of photos.
We had a very tough week last week and it was a battle to get her to school. We were extremely late two days in a row. Meeting with school next week.
She's had a weekend at home due to illness, few demands placed on her and it's helped her so much.

Also meant to say, we are going to try a visual timetable in the mornings, see if that helps at all.