s.wood1988

Hi and thank you for the replies! So I'll try and explain Bella in a nutshell of what I feel are her oddities (they make her, her, but some are very strange!!) Her favourite subjects are maths and reading at school (she told me this the other day, and she is doing really well in both) The only thing she will actively play with is arts and crafts, so play dough, sticking, painting etc She loves being outside, will play on her swing and slide for ages by herself. Also on the trampoline. She's still wet in the day and regularly poos herself, she is in pants and has been since she was 2! Still wet at night but I realise that's fairly normal for her age. She has a tendancy to touch her poo and smear it sometimes on walls or on the toilet seat (if she gets that far!) She touches EVEYTHING, and will touch something then lick it without knowing what IT is :/ She's very bossy, even with adults and definitely doesn't understand social hierarchy! She's never played with a doll or Barbie in her life, and every toy I've ever bought her she's not been bothered with and won't use something other than for its original purpose. If I try and explain that a teddy bear could pretend to be a pig she doesn't get it.. When I said I used to make my teddies talk to each other when I was younger she asked me how !! Genuinely confused her. Her conversations consist of constant questions what we are doing, who with, where, when we will be back, when will we go again, what will be there. She doesn't let up and she can't be wrong in any situation either. Any thoughts on her ?

Hi, Totally new to this forum so bare with me whilst I figure out the logistics of it all! I hope Im posting this in the right place! So, I have 4 children aged 6,3 and twin 11 month olds. My 3 year old boy Evan has ASD and is currently going through the process of being diagnosed. Now. Lately my focus has been on him and making sure he gets the support he needs in place for school etc, but since reading up on autism in my new founded library for every book ever made on the subject (I went through a denial phase, so bought many books which confirmed my beliefs and helped me come to terms with it) I'm beginning to wonder if my older daughter Bella who's 6 has Aspergers. The only thing that doesn't fit is she is sociable, but on her own terms. The other thing that doesn't fit is I've read that girls with Aspergers tend to have vivid imaginations, which she most definitely does not. She doesn't play with any toys unless a friend is here to help her. She also does have friends, or says she does anyway, but not s best friend and never gets asked over anyone's house. Her only good friend is a boy. I was wondering if I could have any experiences of similar and tell me if I'm being silly? Sometimes I feel like that over anxious Mum, but this time my feelings feel somewhat justified and being worried about her. Many thanks I'm advance !