Hi all, DD is 7. She’s absolutely burning me out at the moment. Below is a list of things I’ve been keeping tabs on, do you think it’s worth asking for any kid of assessment for anything?
- [ ] Toileting - looks very scared and upset when pooping, won’t use the toilet for poo even with reward charts, books, songs, videos etc. She’s still in nappies for poo.
- [ ] Getting very upset when on the tube because of the noise so needs ear defenders
- [ ] Won’t eat meals and preferring to snack - prefers sweet stuff and will steal/get really upset if she can’t have sweet food
- [ ] Gets easily burnt out when socialising and needs a break after a little while
- [ ] Obsesses over older sister and never wants to be away from her - gets very angry if she’s away from her.
- [ ] Struggles with the change from dads house to mums house
- [ ] Really hyper never sitting still and always on the go, even when on the tablet/watching tv she’s fidgeting
- [ ] Quite bad meltdowns where she will cry and be inconsolable for ages over small things eg: asking her to get out of the bath
- [ ] Lashes out when angry with people
- [ ] Always wants her own way and hates to be told no - gets very angry and lashes out
- [ ] Doesn’t listen if she’s asked to do something - tidy away her mess etc, she will tantrum like no tomorrow and completely refuse no matter the consequences.
- [ ] Feels as if she’s younger than a nearly 7 year old
- [ ] Legs always moving even when asleep
- [ ] Likes pressure on her feet/legs especially at night
- [ ] Possible slight speech delay?
- [ ] Still destroys things
- [ ] Drawers on walls still
No amount of punishment works, no reward chart or incentive, I feel like she’s totally feral sometimes she will just destroy the house and ignore requests not to touch something or not to get certain toys or activities out.