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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Now. She likely has ASD too. [/quote]

I think think I made things sound worse by not providing any specific examples. Sorry! The reason why I haven’t had her tested is that it often feels like things are  getting better and I wonder how the label will help her if she doesn’t seem to need additional support at school. She does sometimes have trouble completing work - but somehow it doesn’t seem to matter.

She is the kid who can’t help but react to commotion around her. And then she has trouble calming down. She gets way over the top silly - in a performative way. Last year, when she rode the bus, she would exit looking like she was drunk — dancing and then tumbling in the grass. Sometimes, she would process some of her experiences later and feel shame (she reacted to others’ behavior by invading their space). She asked me to send her to a different school. Her current teacher has excellent classroom control and it has been a game changer.

I don’t think she has ASD. She is pretty friendly, with a good sense of humor - when she isn’t bouncing off the walls. Anger and frustration can be tricky too. She is so sensitive to her own ideas about right and wrong. I guess the most obvious symptom is the incredible  amount of time it takes her to do a morning or night routine. She used to refuse these routines completely, but she still kind of gets lost in them. It works better when she races someone or tries to give herself a limit. She also likes company and prompting.

During Covid times, her trouble with transitions became such a challenge that she explained to me she no longer wanted to leave the house because if she left she would eventually have to figure out how to leave that place to come back home. There’s some anxiety in our family. :)[/quote]

I know you don't want to hear it but what you describe is my daughter:  ASD (Asperger's as it was then known)(high I.Q); ADHD; Anxiety disorder.  We started testing her at age 4 and did it about every three years after that.  By third grade we were pretty sure it was ADHD.  By sixth grade we had the ADHD/Anxiety/high I.Q. nailed down but it wasn't until she entered high school that we finally got the aspergers diagnosis which was clearly what she struggled most with.  You need to have the testing done for your child. There is no way you can advocate for her, get the right classes, find the right school, etc., if you don't have good testing and a sound diagnosis.[/quote]

Thank you. This really clicked for me. She is definitely wired differently, but we have had many people tell us over the years that she is just a regular, typically developing kid. The preschool teachers thought I was particularly crazy because she was totally compliant there (and somewhat violent at home back then). She does very well with predictable schedules. I do not understand how she became such an attention junkie - it feels like a major vulnerability. Last year, her teacher was struggling and the total chaos in the classroom made for the worst year ever.

How is your daughter doing now?[/quote]

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