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[quote=Anonymous] My dd is 8, she is dx ASD and giftedness. She goes to a small private school (not sn and not local to the board) where she generally seems accepted despite her 'quirks'. Recently, her teacher told me of a few incidents-in one, she was asked to change seats (teacher wanted to rotate seats and put another student closer) and dd said no! DD is generally compliant and well behaved but she could not get her head around the idea of changing seats. Number 2-usually students put their completed paper in a basket on teacher's desk, but one day teacher was busy and collected them herself. DD burst into tears!

Now, it's the 2 week Christmas break. DD is with my mom when I'm at work-this is normal so there hasn't been any huge routine changes. DD has been weepy, crying that she didn't watch her shows that day that she watches in order (she usually does not adhere to that rigidly, and mom is happy to let her watch her shows). She told my mom she hopes she (my mom) is still alive next Christmas (her dad's stepmom passed recently). DD had dinner at her dad's (we are divorced and coparent amicably) and she had a meltdown when he cut her sandwich in half, repeating 'I want to control my sandwich!'.

She just seems so anxious and weepy. Usually she's happy, and not so rigid. I don't understand what brought it on and what this is. We did just start therapy, had one session (dd likes the therapist) 2nd is Friday. I found the therapist after the teacher told me about the incidents. I will email her my concerns. I guess I am wondering, what is this and what brought on the upscaling of it? Is it part of ASD? or something else?[/quote]

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