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[quote=Anonymous]Therapists can also help work on this.  This was a disaster for us in preschool, but it has been somewhat better for us in elementary school, as many of the boys just play soccer at recess, which at least has it's own predictable rhythm and activity level.  Girls are harder, I think. 
 I've found our public school to be pretty unhelpful with the recess thing.  After a period of time in which another kid kept hitting my kid at recess (and, really, my kid was not the only one being hit, and the other kid was not the only one doing the hitting, from what I could gather), they did send the VP out for a while to monitor the kids.  That's about all I could get out of them.  The school counselor met with some of the kids in small groups (like my child and the one who kept hitting him) to talk about appropriate interactions and conflict resolution.  At other schools, I think the counselors and vice principals might be more willing to be a little more engaged on the playground.  
My other child, who is purportedly NT, has problems similar to your daughter's, but we've never really been able to resolve them.  Recess time is just not her best time.  She did get a purse for her birthday and starting using it to bring out things to amuse herself during recess.  I also suggest after-school playdates and other venues to make and strengthen friendships -- recess is like the hardest place to do that, I've concluded.
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