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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with the last 3 posts.  ASD looks different in girls and just because your daughter didn't reach the full criteria for ASD doesn't mean she isn't close.  Your daughter may be diagnosed later with ASD...or not.

I strongly ditto suggestions to use resources on Social Thinking (socialthinking.com)--they are excellent for teaching social expectations and also perspective taking/theory of mind (awareness that other people have thoughts, feelings, intentions, etc.--these are important skills for academics, safety, stranger danger, even driving safely).  Susan Abrams is an SLP who is trained to do Social Thinking groups with kids.

A diagnosis is not really necessary because whether or not you have one, with ASD or similar issues, you proceed with issues on a piecemeal basis.  There is no overarching approach for ASD.  For behavioral issues I recommend the Kazdin Method, if there are any.  I also recommend that you seek to grow the emotional, empathic side by reading children's books together, buying lots of stuffed animals to cuddle, look at pictures of babies, baby animals, cute things, to model and hopefully coax out an emotional response.  Do you have a pet(s)?  Or younger sibling to help care for?  I worked hard to nurture this side in my son whose empathy can be low and I see his emotional side grow.  For some kids, they shut down on emotion because they are sensitive and the feelings are ovewhelming but you can coax it out slowly.

A great social skills resource is Model Me Kids videos which teach various social situations and do football style play by plays showing the importance of eye contact, body position, etc.  But the most important resource in my experience is Michelle Garcia-Winner's Social Thinking because it gets deeper into social cognition, not just rote skills.  I also used to watch TV, cartoons, etc., with my son and discuss social stuff, including making inferences about what would someone might do next, how they are feeling or how they made someone else feel, pausing on facial expressions, etc.  You need to raise awareness and atunement on a frequent basis to the social/emotional/psychological world.  [/quote]

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