I was hoping to get some help with my daughter. She is 6 years old and has a lot of behavior issues. I have gotten used to a lot of her issues and I have a high tolerance with dealing with them. However, since starting kindergarten, her behaviors have gotten worse. Her school has actually threatened to suspend her due to hitting other teachers and loud, violent outbursts.
I had originally ruled out Asperger's because my nephew has it and his mannerisms are definitely different than my daughter's. After reading about some of the symptoms of Asperger's, I'm wondering if I'm wrong? Here is a (long) description of what we are dealing with. I can't provide details on some of the items because my mind has become mush due to lack of sleep these last 6 years:
She has a lot of behavioral issues at school and at home. She is very defiant and will scream and sometimes throws violent tantrums if she can’t complete school work within a given time or is asked to do a task she does not want to do at that moment.
She is extremely strong-willed and intense and has as been this way since birth.
She obsesses about small things. For instance, if she gets a new craft or toy she obsesses about when and where we will work on it or play with it, to the point that it takes over all other conversations. She also obsesses about large scale situations such as a meteor hitting the earth and destroying the planet.
Related to obsession - She has a lot of anxiety. She constantly dwells on things she has no control over or situations that may have occurred at school.
She is very social but in a one sided way. She wants to play but if the other children aren’t doing what she is doing she becomes easily annoyed and leaves. When we are at a playground, she tends to chat up the other parents more than the kids.
She definitely has personal space issues. She wants to be constantly in your face talking. She also loves to hug total strangers.
She lacks empathy in most situations. Sometimes she will apologize or say she feels bad for the way she treated someone. However, many times it is to see if we will reverse the punishments we have put in place for bad behavior, such as taking away TV for that day or her tablet.
She was delayed in a few areas such as starting solids and general play such as riding a bike. It seemed she had a lot of anxiety towards these items, such as being scared of certain textures or falling off the bike.
She is extremely clumsy. She’s always knocking over water cups or unintentionally destroying things. She is not very good at paying attention to her surroundings which tends to cause the accidents.
She is extremely intelligent. She can memorize school work and instruction very quickly. She is always at the top of her class.
She is can be very sensitive to loud noises. When we used to use public restrooms, she used to beg me not to flush the toilet until after she left the stall. If the hand blowers were too loud, she would sometimes request not to use that bathroom at all. She seems to have gotten better with this but it is still an issue at times.
Related to loud noises – she definitely has some sensory issues. She was very colicky as a baby to the point she would get extremely physical. She would pull my hair and contort her body. She also hated teething to the put that it delayed solids. The minute she would try to gum her food and feel any kind of teething pain she would freak out and refuse to put any food in her mouth. She didn’t really eat much solids until she was nearly 18 months old. She is still a very picky eater. She would also not like to wear certain clothes because of the way the fabric felt on her skin.
I had originally ruled out Asperger's because my nephew has it and his mannerisms are definitely different than my daughter's. After reading about some of the symptoms of Asperger's, I'm wondering if I'm wrong? Here is a (long) description of what we are dealing with. I can't provide details on some of the items because my mind has become mush due to lack of sleep these last 6 years:
She has a lot of behavioral issues at school and at home. She is very defiant and will scream and sometimes throws violent tantrums if she can’t complete school work within a given time or is asked to do a task she does not want to do at that moment.
She is extremely strong-willed and intense and has as been this way since birth.
She obsesses about small things. For instance, if she gets a new craft or toy she obsesses about when and where we will work on it or play with it, to the point that it takes over all other conversations. She also obsesses about large scale situations such as a meteor hitting the earth and destroying the planet.
Related to obsession - She has a lot of anxiety. She constantly dwells on things she has no control over or situations that may have occurred at school.
She is very social but in a one sided way. She wants to play but if the other children aren’t doing what she is doing she becomes easily annoyed and leaves. When we are at a playground, she tends to chat up the other parents more than the kids.
She definitely has personal space issues. She wants to be constantly in your face talking. She also loves to hug total strangers.
She lacks empathy in most situations. Sometimes she will apologize or say she feels bad for the way she treated someone. However, many times it is to see if we will reverse the punishments we have put in place for bad behavior, such as taking away TV for that day or her tablet.
She was delayed in a few areas such as starting solids and general play such as riding a bike. It seemed she had a lot of anxiety towards these items, such as being scared of certain textures or falling off the bike.
She is extremely clumsy. She’s always knocking over water cups or unintentionally destroying things. She is not very good at paying attention to her surroundings which tends to cause the accidents.
She is extremely intelligent. She can memorize school work and instruction very quickly. She is always at the top of her class.
She is can be very sensitive to loud noises. When we used to use public restrooms, she used to beg me not to flush the toilet until after she left the stall. If the hand blowers were too loud, she would sometimes request not to use that bathroom at all. She seems to have gotten better with this but it is still an issue at times.
Related to loud noises – she definitely has some sensory issues. She was very colicky as a baby to the point she would get extremely physical. She would pull my hair and contort her body. She also hated teething to the put that it delayed solids. The minute she would try to gum her food and feel any kind of teething pain she would freak out and refuse to put any food in her mouth. She didn’t really eat much solids until she was nearly 18 months old. She is still a very picky eater. She would also not like to wear certain clothes because of the way the fabric felt on her skin.
