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[quote=Anonymous]I would not say anything because you’re not a professional, and you may not have insight to other diagnosis They already have that she has not shared with you. On the flipside high functioning autism can trigger anxiety in  girls because they don’t understand why they feel different from their peers. When we got this diagnosis for my daughter, it was a shock to us and many of her teachers and other adults in her life. She masks “very well” and is highly intelligent and sociable. Even her pediatrician was like are they sure!? But there were certainly things we saw at home where a high functioning autism diagnosis made sense. We actually have not shared this with our daughter yet because we’re dealing with some other things with anxiety and her therapist  didn’t feel it was the right time but suggested we let her know within the next six months because sometimes understanding how/why they may be “different” is actually helpful for them to process,  function and feel less anxiety [/quote]

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