Have NC’d and will try to be brief.
I’ve felt since a young age that DD(6) may be HF ASD. I should’ve done more but I was scared and keen to agree when DH always said it wasn’t the case.
She is wonderful. Incredible imagination, audacious, outspoken. I wouldn’t change her. She struggles with hypersensitivity (hair brushing, labels.) She still eats play doh. She has some gross motor difficulties - can’t ride a bike - and hyper mobility. She hates getting dressed and seems to genuinely struggle.
She has a reading age of 9 and often chooses to spend playtimes running up and down ‘thinking’. She’s hypervigilant and often controlling. She loves to play but can escalate so quickly if the details of her games don’t go as planned. (Other times she’ll cope well.)
She has one friend but she doesn’t usually go out of her way to socialise nor place any value on others judgements of her (which has its upside!)
She won’t sleep without me, often sleeps very late. Her meltdowns are very panicked but she can escalate quickly with help. She reflects so well after meltdowns - in some ways, she so emotionally mature because she’s so self-aware. Her vocabulary is amazing and she loves her family so much. She is lovely to her little sister. She’s very funny but often gets cross at us if we joke and she doesn’t get it.
I’d love to hear from anyone who has a girl with HF ASD If this rings any bells. Thank you so much. I’ve been afraid to set any wheels in motion in case diagnosis doesn’t help, so any views there would be very helpful. Thank you again.