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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you considered ASD? I have a close colleague with an older daughter who sounds similar and was diagnosed recently at 14. He said that having the diagnosis and understanding why some things are harder for her has been very helpful to the family dynamic and for strategies for dealing with it. [/quote]

Op - other than emotional dysregulation what other symptoms would be for ASD? I am looking through this website and she does not demonstrate any of these things: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/signs.html

I could clearly be missing something however. [/quote]

Rigidity, subtle sensory issues that could be contributing to emotional dysregulation, and social anxiety. ASD manifests differently in women and girls -- https://www.drakeinstitute.com/signs-of-autism-in-girls-and-women Not trying to internet diagnose your child but something to consider. My colleague's wife is a psychologist so pretty educated and ASD was not on her radar until their DD was older and the social demands increased.

I have a ton of empathy for you, OP. I only have two kids but my youngest has developmental issues that we are working through and it constantly feels like it is making our family life much harder than it would otherwise be and taking away from my ability to be a happy present parent for my kids. I particularly feel bad for my oldest who is constantly getting less attention because we are hyperfocused on her brother. [/quote]

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