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Recent content by Kate

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    5 yr old girl autistic?

    Thank you Sander for your reply! By her voice changing, I mean..it actually sounds different. It gets higher and she talks faster. You can tell she is talking and having her own little conversation with her toys or telling the story, but its hard to make out what words she is saying sometimes...
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    New with questions

    Thank you to you both for the quick replies.
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    5 yr old girl autistic?

    Hi, I had posted on general discussion, but a member in my introduction thread suggested I visit here, so I'm posting here as well. Hope that's ok. :) My daughter has been stimming since she was 6months old. She puts her hands up to her face and contorts them, and makes strange faces. She will...
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    Stimming in 5 yr old daughter

    Forgot to mention that she is also a "toe walker" and crosses her eyes. Sometimes she will hit her head and tell us she can't make the thoughts stop.
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    New with questions

    Hi, I'm Kate, mother of a 5 yr old girl and 3 yr old boy. My children are not autistic to my knowledge, but my daughter does stim and lately it has gotten more frequent. I posted some questions about that in the general discussion. Thanks to all :)
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    Stimming in 5 yr old daughter

    Hi, I'm Kate, mother to a 5 yr old girl and a 3 yr old boy. My daughter has been stimming since she was 6 months old. I remember the exact day it started. I thought it was a phase and chose (and still do) to ignore it..not mentioning it to her once all these years. To my horror, my mother in law...
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