AnnieH

Aw hugs. My daughter has a little sister and brother. Her sister was born when she was 2 and tbh she very mearly did kill her. On many occasions. Her baby brother though is the apple of her eye, and she has mentioned before though that if anything ever happened to him she'd kill herself. Also not good. Are you expecting/wanting another baby?

Thanks I could do with that as my mum refuses to accept anything is different about my daughter. he actually said there's nothign wrong with her that a stable loving home would not cure!!!

Thanks for all your replies. I didn't mean that the teacher was being horrid telling me about H's behaviour. I took it the wrong way as I was feeling uite low anyway.She wanted to let me know that she won't be aroubd much next week (courses and stuff) and wanted to warn me that because she is struggling so much at the moment and her behaviour has taken a turn for the worst, that she might be a bit upset that teacher will be flitting in and out for much of next week and further disrupt her. I bought her a brand new school cardi which cost �11.50 and when she came home, three of the buttons had come off!!! She is actually fantastic - much better than her previous teacher who told me my daughter has an attitude problem and is a bully!!!!! Really disappointed about the paed's appointment though. I have a number of a place from NAS so might ask to be referred there if this gets refused again. Thanks for the hugs - I do need tham and send them back to all who need a hug too.

My DD who's 8 is very challenging - I'm sure you all know what I mean. I'm having real trouble coping with her at the moment. I had a phone call from her teacher on Friday afternoon to tell me how much she is struggling and being defiant etc at school because she was supposed to go to her dad's at half term but 2 days before they were supposed to go, he rang me to cancel.# He doesn't seem to understand (or care) how much these thing upset her. Teacher asked me if I could relate to him how hard it is for her, but he doesn't accept there's anything wrong with different about her. I am really struggling with her at home too, and feeling very down at the moment. her GP had referred her to the padiatrician, but it had been refused and sent back to the gP who has re-sent it, so it's taking forever........... Don't know what to do really.

Thanks I'll check that out:) She scored 112 - moderate PDD

Great news. Hope he has a great time:)

Thank you - those articles are very intsersting. I shall forward them on to her - but I doubt I'll get a response LOL.

Hi there. I know what you mean. My DD is 8 and yesterday she punched her little sister (6) in the face and cut her lip, made her bottom tooth wobbly (if it wasn't already) I was at a loss really as to what to do, because nothing seems to work.

That Dirk Benedict is an Aspie. Does anyone else watch it? It makes me smile, but I really feel for him, becasue he clearly isn't very good at interacting with the other housemates:)

Good luck

**[name of GP removed by moderator]** I feel so relieved in many ways, not least because my mother has said in the past that there's nothing wrong with her that a stable, loving home could not cure. Honest!!! I phoned her last night to say tell her what the Dr said. She didn't ackowledge i'd even said anything, just went on about my sister's daughter and what she's been up to. But the less said about my family - except my dad, who has been a wonderful support - the better (sorry AnnieH, forum rules don't allow naming of professionals - Kathryn) Ooops. Sorry mods. A x

I also worry about my DD's self-esteem, as she has these episodes too. I try not to be so down on her, even when she's being really awful. I know she can't help it, but she has a rought ime in school, not many friends and she hasn't got her bronze behaviour award yet, which her sister got straight away and has nearly got her silver award (if they have been good all week, they get a stamp, and when they have 10 stamps they get an award - bronze gold and silver) She gets very low, saying eveyone hates her and so on, and I really worry about her future.

I went to my GP yesterday about my 8yr old DD, who I have always thought was "different". I had neverheard of AS until just over a year ago, but ever since I heard of it, I have convinced that's what she has got. Well after 6 yrs of asking for help, and lots of so-called professionals telling me she will grow out of it, don'r label her etc etc, I finally have been heard!!!! My DDs teahcer wrote me a lovely letter to take outlining the problems she has in school, and I took a list of stuff she does at home. My HV also went in to see him before me, and had a word with him about it too. Well I went in all psyched up ready for a bit of a scrap really. I was determined that i was going to get a referral for my DD no matter what. I went in, and he looked at the 2 letters I took in, and said "Well that looks like Asperger's to me - I'll refer her to the community paediatrician" I couldn't believe it. I felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Someone has finally taken me seriously. Hopefully now, she'll get the help she needs.

just sat with DD and did the test together asking her opinion on the questions - she scored 41!

she's 8. I have seen the toddler one, but it seems a bit dated for her now. Thanks. I have seen some before that someone sent me the links for, but try as I might , I can't for the life of me find them Thanks anyway:)