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[quote=Anonymous]Wow, this sounds exactly like my DD (almost 4), down to the staring and being fine with adults but not kids in large settings.  She's had sensory quirks and anxiety issues for quite some time, but never anything obviously worrisome that would have prompted us to get her evaluated (ie she is extremely verbal, knew her name, pointed before 1, etc).  We made the decision to wait and see how much she grew out of it.  We started her in preschool at 2.5, and she took a while to get comfortable, but there were never screaming or crying fits.  We just assumed she was sensitive (and she has a high sensitivity to noise which only really started to become apparent as she got closer to 3), and it helped that she had a very seasoned teacher.

We moved this past summer and she's now in a co-op.  That was really an eye-opener to see her in a setting like that frequently (ie not just a playdate, but a sustained time with many children).  From the first time I co-oped, I could tell things were still not 100% with her (her teacher is also rather inexperienced and as a PP said, "loose").  They just had a complimentary OT screening...and she failed for auditory processing and was questionable with sensory integration.  The OT screeners have recommended having her tested by an audiologist.  They did not think she needed a full neuropsychological work up, but depending on what we find out from the audiologist, we may go in that direction.  The thing is, if we had done all of this at 2.5, I agree that we just wouldn't know how much she would have grown out of.  She has gotten better about a lot of her anxiety issues, but any time she's out of her comfort zone, they come back.

This was totally rambling and incoherent, and for that I apologize...I'm still kind of reeling from finding out about her OT screening and then I read your post which seems SO much like DD.  Bottom line: if you can find a preschool that allows you to volunteer or co-op, I would definitely send her and just see how things progress over the next year or so.  It may be that your DD outgrows things like you've been talking about, or they stick around, like they have with my DD.  I don't regret waiting, and I'm glad we sent her to school when we did (I def think it helped her in social situations with kids), but I also acknowledge that at this point we need more interventions, and it sounds like you are already on top of that!

Good luck :).[/quote]

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