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@Samantha neither is my daughter when i spoke to her teacher she said she's perfect in school even thou girls hide it better than boys i've had to call my gp today for a appointment cause she's becoming harder to manage the schools also told me to keep a diary i'm really struggling atm and really can't manage anymore x
Never be ashamed of admitting it .. I can't believe some.of the things she's said to me at 5 years old. And yeah i was told to get blood tests done but it's taken ages for me to get the gp to agree to do them... the beat thing is keep a diary, and try and stay calm it's bloody hard though here If you want to vent. X
I'm in the same boat with my daughter. She's fine at school but at home she's a completely different person and the temper on her is insane! From my experience with autism (my eldest is mildly autistic) is that there would be some signs at school. This is what's making me think it might actually be ADHD, at least in our case. Girls are so good at masking and mirroring when it comes to behaviour so unless there's obvious autistic traits it's so easy for them to "hide" their difficulties at school. I would absolutely keep a diary and also look into coping strategies for children to help regulate emotions. If you need someone to talk to about it, message me xx
@Amy same with my daughter she gets extremely overwhelmed sometimes in school and has to wear ear defenders but when the children take them she comes home and has a comeplete meltdown about it i can't cope at all and tbh your right i may be swaying towards ADHD aswell but i'm not sure i'm finding is very hard to cope with her meltdowns most of the time to the point i lock my self in my room and cry cause it's unbearable x
It could be a mixture of both to be honest. Many mental health difficulties go hand in hand with each other. It's what can make it so challenging to get a diagnosis sometimes. I totally understand locking yourself away to cry! I've done that so many times. Sometimes you do just need to remove yourself from the situation. Definitely look into coping strategies to try with her when she's getting to that point/having a meltdown. It takes some trial and error to find what works but there's so many things out there to try. I hope all goes well at the GP. Always here to talk if you need someone to vent to xx
I’m trying to get my boy assessed for ADHD. He’s completely different at school to what he is at home but his school is super helpful and helping me.
My eldest is 5 & his attitude has completely sky dived since he started school last year 🤦♀️ whenever you give him into trouble for something, he flies off the handle. Me, my husband & sister are thinking he might have a touch of adhd.
@Kelly my daughter is 6 since starting year 2 she's been off the rails she's been doctors and he said he's going to refer her for a assessment but her school is not helpful at all
Mine did this from 18 months and has been diagnosed at the age of 5 with autism going through adhd assessment now as well Self referral through doctors helped me
I could of wrote this myself.... school are stepping in but only because I've begged them pretty much apparently health visitors don't deal with them after 5 it's school health I've just made school aware and keeping a diary as she isn't doing it in school so much although she really struggled the first year. .