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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 443427"><p>Have you ever had your daughter evaluated by a child psychiatrist or DEVELOPMENTAL pediatrician, not just your run-of-the-mill pediatrician? "Obsessive" thoughts (NEEDING to have syrup even though she was about done), change in routine (different teacher at swimming), things not going as expected (getting the idea of wearing her dress to be out of her head once it was there) are very classic symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Those are things my son has been displaying for years and we only recently realized the signs were there since infancy. If that is the case with your daughter, punishing won't work very well. I find I do a lot more teaching than punishing because at this point in time, he can't help that he really doesn't know better YET. We have only begun our journey but already I am seeing some progress, although small. Yes, I do find I have had to let some things slide.</p><p></p><p>She needs to be seen by a specialist. In the meantime, you might want to start having conversations with her about WHY she acts the was she does in certain situations. It took some "digging" into my son's reasoning to realize he thinks very differently than most people so I need to point out to him what is so obvious to me.</p><p></p><p>All of this is just from my experience so take it for what it's worth. There are many others here who will also offer help. You have found a great place. WELCOME to the "family".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 443427"] Have you ever had your daughter evaluated by a child psychiatrist or DEVELOPMENTAL pediatrician, not just your run-of-the-mill pediatrician? "Obsessive" thoughts (NEEDING to have syrup even though she was about done), change in routine (different teacher at swimming), things not going as expected (getting the idea of wearing her dress to be out of her head once it was there) are very classic symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Those are things my son has been displaying for years and we only recently realized the signs were there since infancy. If that is the case with your daughter, punishing won't work very well. I find I do a lot more teaching than punishing because at this point in time, he can't help that he really doesn't know better YET. We have only begun our journey but already I am seeing some progress, although small. Yes, I do find I have had to let some things slide. She needs to be seen by a specialist. In the meantime, you might want to start having conversations with her about WHY she acts the was she does in certain situations. It took some "digging" into my son's reasoning to realize he thinks very differently than most people so I need to point out to him what is so obvious to me. All of this is just from my experience so take it for what it's worth. There are many others here who will also offer help. You have found a great place. WELCOME to the "family". [/QUOTE]
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