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Recent content by Nervous nelly

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    Autism vs social anxiety & OCD?

    Sorry what list?
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    Autism vs social anxiety & OCD?

    How do you differentiate between someone who has autism and someone who has social anxiety and OCD? I’ve always had a lot of trouble socially (for example in high school I had a phase of a couple of years where I had zero friends, I carefully rehearse what I’m going to say in my head before...
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    Did you or your children receive early intervention?

    Just wondering how many here received early intervention- speech therapy, ABA therapy, OT, or other therapies, or if your kids received any therapy. It’s interesting to me that in the past most people didn’t recognize autism unless it was severe, and now people are diagnosing and pushing early...
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    Confused about status of entire family

    Thanks! I read the book “out of sync child” about sensory issues and didn’t really see my kids there. My daughter occasionally resists wearing certain things but she’ll change her mind and wear it a few days later so I don’t think there’s a sensory issue. No issues with teeth brushing, tags in...
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    Confused about status of entire family

    Thank you. We’ve just started floortime with my son which I understand is supoosed to help with an array of developmental issues. They’re both in speech. Any other suggestions of things that are known to help with social and language delays?
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    Confused about status of entire family

    Thank you. Were there any signs you feel your parents could have picked up on? I read the current criteria and about how females differ that someone suggested above, and I see her in the communication/social part but not in the fixed interests/routines etc that make up the other half of the pie.
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    Confused about status of entire family

    Thank you! I’ve looked more into DSM V. I’m not sure that I see the rigid or fixed interests or repetitive motions in my kids. My daughter is really into art and my son into cars but they have other interests and can easily be redirected (like no meltdowns if you pull them from their preferred...
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    Confused about status of entire family

    Thanks both of you for your responses. Did your son not have sensory issues? When I read advice for parents of autistic toddlers or talk with moms of diagnosed autistic kids, the focus seems to heavily be on dealing with sensory stuff (feeding, teeth brushing, difficulty with transitions...
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    Confused about status of entire family

    Hi. I’ve been stressing for practically a year about my kids and what’s going on with them. Learning about the spectrum has made me wonder if I’m on it as many things resonate for me (but mostly the social anxiety stuff, not sensory) My 4 year old daughter has been called autistic by her...
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