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Originally Posted By KayMy 12 year old daughter has learning difficulties and I am currently getting help for her behaviour. She likes routine, but every where we go it is like a drawer being opened and we have a different behaviour for that particular place. She has a strange rock which has funny hand movements. Over the years we have had won't wear socks without lace, not wear new clothes, has never let me brush hair and so on. She has just had medicine change for epilsey and her communication skills and consentration have improved. Where she never played - she sits and does the same puzzle over and over again. Loads more but limited on space.
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Originally Posted By DonnaSounds like she may have PDD (Pervasive Developmental Disorder) which is a disorder located on the Autistic Spectrum. I have a 6 year old with PDD. She is verbal, but does like routine. The "hand flapping" has all but diappeared. Your daughter's need for "sameness" as well as the rocking and hand flapping sound like she could have PDD. Is she socially communicative? For instance, if you ask her an open-ended question will she answer it, i.e., "What did you do today?". I would try to have her seen by a developmental pediatirican.Good Luck.
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Originally Posted By quwiI would get her evaluated if you feel she may have a pdd disorder... My 10 year old daughter has PDD-nos.She never had the hand flapping.. but she has other symptoms..... My daughter likes routine and changes in the day are very upsetting to her....Did you notice the rocking before or after the change in medication.? I would definitely get an evaluation...
Hi, your daughter sounds a bit like my son, in a few ways. Through his evaluation process, we have learned that he doesn't fit a specific diagnosis, but having the autism label applied is most useful for getting people to be patient with his idiosyncratic behaviors. We had no luck taking the PDD/NOS determination to his former school and having it make any real changes in his ability to succeed, so we homeschooled him, and continue to do so. Without the strain of maintaining classroom decorum, he now has made some close friends! He does take a class in math, but nothing full time.
Keep confident that you know your child. Doctors and teachers are your support staff, and if they aren't helpful, move on. More is being learned every day. My son is 10, so he has time to grow. Time to learn that sometimes new clothes are nice. Time to learn that pepperoni isn't the only meat product out there.
Enjoy your daughter, and get your snuggles with her when you can. Moments add up.
Bridget
have been asking that very question about my daughter. She was born with a gastriosisus (intestines outside of her body)
and has always had huge developmental delays. She never did like being held even as a baby she would scream if someone would pick her up. The only way to quiet her was to place her in a swing were she would stay most of the day because as soon as we took her out she would cry again, as a toddler she would rock herself, I always thought it was due to her being in a swing ( her own way of comforting herself) She also has difficulties forming relationships with other children and prefers playing by herself. She collects rocks and truly believes that these rocks are her friends, as well as having an imaginary friend named Stacey.(which is pretty normal isnt it?) She wonders off constantly and is not afraid of anything. She also needs everything to be the same, I could almost say she has huge OCD issues. Every day when she wakes up she will line up her teddies on her bed in perfect order. (she does this around the living room with books around the carpet. She is in grade 3 but is considered a non reader. her speach was delayed and even still prefers not to speak. But she is so extreamly creative, and her music abilities are phenominal she basically taught herself how to play the piano just listening to others play. How would I know if she has this? Would I just take her to a doctor? She has undergone test for hearing because her speach is distorded and when someone talks to her she cannot understand what they are saying (some of the time) mostly because she is off in her own little world. I have had her tested for other things at a childhood centre so you would think they would catch autism right? She is lacking her fine motor skills at the moment she prints at a preschool level.
I feel horrible because she is in grade 3 and I am just starting to see her difficulties mostly because she just never complains, she is so nonchalant about everything. except when her older brother teases her and then she will cry her heart out. That is the only time I see any sensitivity from her.
If anyone can guide me to were I can get my daughter some proper help I would greatly appreiciate it
Hugs
Melissa
If your daughter is playing piano, she is using fine motor skills. It seems to me that if she is having trouble writing, that the piano could be a useful tool. If you look at some of the work generated by older kids in elementary, their printing may not be as advanced as you expect. Let her creativity grow. In may ways OCD can be useful. Let her think outside the box. Would she like cursive writing more? Creating her own illuminated manuscripts like the fancy documents of the middle ages? Look at this exchange-- we are TYPING!
With my sons, things don't always progress according to textbooks. Try to look at the actual objective. You did that when you comforted her using the swing when you probably were itching to snuggle.
Good luck, and happy moments,
Bridget
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Melissa......My daughter is on the Autistic spectrum, and after MANY doctors of ALL types from developmental pediatricians to Neurologist we finally found a great Psychiatrist. We did reasearch in our area asking everyone from experts in Autism to parents to find one who specialized in Autistic Spectrum Disorders such as PDD, which is what she has. We went to SEVERAL doctors before we found one that helped us!!!!! Sadly, it is VERY hard to find meds and behavior modification that works!!!! It is much trial and error and heartache!!!! There is help out there you just have to find the right doc!!!!!! That process can take awhile!!! I wish you the best of luck.....Staci :D
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have been asking that very question about my daughter. She was born with a gastriosisus (intestines outside of her body)and has always had huge developmental delays. She never did like being held even as a baby she would scream if someone would pick her up. The only way to quiet her was to place her in a swing were she would stay most of the day because as soon as we took her out she would cry again, as a toddler she would rock herself, I always thought it was due to her being in a swing ( her own way of comforting herself) She also has difficulties forming relationships with other children and prefers playing by herself. She collects rocks and truly believes that these rocks are her friends, as well as having an imaginary friend named Stacey.(which is pretty normal isnt it?) She wonders off constantly and is not afraid of anything. She also needs everything to be the same, I could almost say she has huge OCD issues. Every day when she wakes up she will line up her teddies on her bed in perfect order. (she does this around the living room with books around the carpet. She is in grade 3 but is considered a non reader. her speach was delayed and even still prefers not to speak. But she is so extreamly creative, and her music abilities are phenominal she basically taught herself how to play the piano just listening to others play. How would I know if she has this? Would I just take her to a doctor? She has undergone test for hearing because her speach is distorded and when someone talks to her she cannot understand what they are saying (some of the time) mostly because she is off in her own little world. I have had her tested for other things at a childhood centre so you would think they would catch autism right? She is lacking her fine motor skills at the moment she prints at a preschool level.I feel horrible because she is in grade 3 and I am just starting to see her difficulties mostly because she just never complains, she is so nonchalant about everything. except when her older brother teases her and then she will cry her heart out. That is the only time I see any sensitivity from her. If anyone can guide me to were I can get my daughter some proper help I would greatly appreiciate itHugsMelissa