child smearing

[janine1marie]

my daughter is two and presents some quite unusual behaviours including disruptive behaviour aggresive (aggressive) sometimes spitful behaviour she also rocks back and forth when in need of comfort and smears feces on a regular basis should i be concerned that she has a childhood condition of some kind ?


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[mwh2os]

I would be wondering also. Have you considered getting her tested for autism? Or just developmental testing? As the interviewers often have list of resourses that they feel may help you. I know in NV they have an agency called NEIS Nevada Early Intervention Services that was once called Special Children's Services that helps to indentify children who have developmental delays, autism, you name it. Here it is free of charge, as I know sometimes insurance does not like to pay for stuff like this especially for young children. I would look in the state and federal pages of your phone book and make phone calls to agencies that might have info on where you can have her tested. You could also ask her doctor for a referal. I know that the younger a child starts recieving help if they need it the better the outcome. I had taken my son to play group that was sponsored by a hospital here and one of the people working there sugested that my son who was 19 mos. but wasn't even trying to talk go there to get tested, I had also gotten a referal from the hospital for my baby was born three months premature so when I made the intake appointment for him I also added my older son. Both were accepted due to developmental delays that I their mom missed. My 19 mo old had a 40% and a 50% hearing lose in his ears due to fluid trapped in his ears that our pediatrician was unable to detect. We got lucky that it got resolved (had tubes put in) before his ears where permantly damaged from the build up. Had I not listed to that lady's advice and waited for him to start talking on his own he might have ended up with hearing aids, to compensate for permanate hearing lose. Now he just has some speech therapy in kindergarten. If nothing else you will find out if there is a problem and they will help you get treatment or if she's fine with some behavior issues and I'm sure they can give you some assistance on where to get help for that as well. Good luck.