Is my daughter autistic? Whats wrong with my child?

[Synique_Jailen]

Okay, It started with her being born at 34 weeks,  She was so Beautiful, and still is... I never had too many problems with her, But as she gets older" I notice she's not like thee other children her age. She is now  3 yrs old, She can not hold a conversation, She does not speak like an average 3 yr old.. She seems a little weird, She hates dolls. But loves to play with keys. She has the same toy everyday, Nothing new. She does not listen, She hates to get dress and have her hair done, She has a terrible temper. And gets highly frustrated all the time, when something small happens. She follows me every were I go, And will never give me any space. Shes hardly ever in her room. Because shes in the room with me, were ever I am. Its sooo anoying, She is now being evaluated for autism and sdd. But the worse part is, If were in the street she takes off, Shes my little runaway child. One time we were at the mall and she took off, next thing you no she was on the escelatur. When were home or at someone elses house she stays under me. When were out doors shes her own personality.... All of this and more......WHATS WRONG WITH MY BABY GIRL?

[margypops]

As you say you are getting an evaluation so then you will be advised how you proceed, they do make child leashes out there that you can attach to their wrists , that may work and dont take her to crowded places , distraction can work when a child starts to throw a tantrum nip it in the bud before it gets out of control, also do not feed the fury stay quiet ,then maybe it wont rev up ,or get out of control.You have to not over eact ,make sure she has plenty of time to get dressed one of the main causes of child frustration in the mornings is parents not allowing enough time then racing, rushing children so allow her time to get ready,what may seem small to you may not be small to her. perhaps some better interaction with her amy help you.Good Luck

[Dazon50]

Hang in there with the evaluation.  I went through similar experiences & it took years to get the PDD-NOS diagnose at 6 yrs. of age.  Before that it was Hyperactivity (ADHD), being a "mixed bag", significant cognitive delay.......

The running off continued till towards 12 yrs. old & even then communication was such that episodes happened.  The favorite things started early and it was called perseveration....having to have that particular item or else being  inconsolable. It became "bugs" and I could spend hours telling stories about what I saw her do.....no preparation for it.  However now she takes pictures & shares them.......so there is light at the end of the tunnel.  As I said, a lot of effort went into working with her over the years from my end & teachers, social workers, etc.

There are safety measures, and as Margy's suggested, there are  leashes.  I was fortunate that my daughter didn't get run over as she would also run out, not being aware of people backing out of driveways, etc.  At McDonald's, she nearly was hit darting out, neighbors told me that they nearly ran over her......it was a stressful time for me, but she is now 26 and with all the effort, surviving albeit not without problems.

She has shared how stressful being in public places was for her & continues to be even at 26.  The senses are more keen with those on the autism spectrum.  I would avoid taking your little one to places where there are such problems for the time being if it is overwhelming to her.  I had enough---Can't you make your kid behave's for a life time.

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