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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm not the best situated to answer, because I'm in sort of a similar situation.

We're looking into getting my DD assessed, and I'll let you know how it goes.

In the meantime, I would be most worried about side effects from not sleeping.  My DD had a period at about that same age where she was not sleeping much at all. (No specific fears, but then I think she was anxious about not sleeping...).  She would have days where she acted just utterly irrational, and I think part of it was something approaching sleep deprivation psychosis (like insisting I'd said things I hadn't said, etc.)  We ended up using melatonin and it seemed to really help her reset.    I know a lot of people say it's only good for kids that can't get to sleep, but we saw benefits as far as night waking.  We used a half an adult dose, for about a year.  If I were you, I think I would try to treat the sleep issue and persist on psychotherapy to get her more comfortable being alone.  Luckily, 8 year olds don't have to be alone too often!  [/quote]

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