ASD - struggling to make a choice

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Hope someone can help and offer some advice.

DD is really struggling to make choices e.e. If we are in a shop and she is allowed to choose a toy, she might choose two but finds it really difficult to choose just the one. She will then ask us to choose one for her, she isn't demanding two just struggles to choose the one. It's as if she feels guilty about leaving the other toy in the shop.

Has anyone else been through this with their DC? Any advice please.

Our ASD son used to be like this. The only way he could make a choice was if he liked one of the things and hated the other. As it was clear that making decisions of any kind stressed him out we used to make them for him. I think it's linked to the anxiety they have about making mistakes or "doing the wrong thing".

DS has got a bit better as he's grown up but we still have to help him sometimes.

Just do what she asks and choose for her.

Thank you for your reply.

Maybe with time she will improve.