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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. So we were planning to start a social skills group when the pandemic started. We considered trying to start with a therapist online, but I don't really think my daughter would connect with someone over Zoom and we are going to wait until we can have in-person sessions.

For Pp who asked, she was a "normal" toddler and preschooler, we first saw signs of this behavior in kindergarten.

I have also considered ADHD because she is a class clown and she is so impulsive, but she is also 6.5 and is actually very focused when it comes to schoolwork. I realize that does not rule out ADHD, but I figured we could speak to a counselor about this once the pandemic passes. Her school has not brought up ADHD or other testing, and they would if they thought it might be a concern. Perhaps she is still too young to seriously consider that possibility.

As far as consequences, they just don't work with her-- behavior spirals with her, and if we start giving consequences, she doubles down until we find ourselves in a deep power struggle. Positive praise does work, and we try to focus on that. Charts help initially, but their effect wears off with time.

I guess what I'm hoping to hear is that in not doomed to have a challenging kid for the next 20 years, and that there is still hope that she will grow out of this. I also really wonder why this started in kindergarten, with no previous signs of this kind of behavior. It's hard to have negative feelings about your own kid.

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One thing that is never said about autism is that many of them have issues doing things outside of their preferred activity.  That's one of the reasons school is so hard for them.[/quote]

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