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[quote=Anonymous]A slightly different  perspective OP.  My daughter, now in 2nd grade, has also had social difficulties, though more on the other side of the spectrum, i.e. she is very withdrawn and anxious, with a tentative diagnosis of selective mutism.  I say all this because it led us to ask and be allowed to be present at preschool/K, etc. to observe, and her therapist did at several junctures too... and OMG, the idea that 5-7 year old girls are "sweet" and "docile" could not be further from the truth.  My daughter is no peach, very withdrawn and sometimes prickly. But I'd say less that 25% of girls in this range were consistently "nice"--they excluded constantly, ganged up on each other, drama every week, zero compromising among the socially dominant on games, choices, etc.  It was an eyeopener!  It sounds less like your daughter is an outlier, and more that she does not know how to "play to the audience"--i.e. kids vs. teachers v. parents.  So agree with PPs that it sounds more like social deficits than a character that is simply "difficult" or "mean." [/quote]

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