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Yet another question from me
| Tue, 05-09-2006 - 8:18am |
I have 7yo ds and 11yo dd with NLD, similar to AS. I have NT 9yo ds (maybe ADHD) and so far NT 2.5yo dd. I wonder about 2yo dd, however. She clearly doesn't have the motor skill problems that my NLD kids have, but she has several traits that make me wonder whether she does have SOMETHING or whether she's being a normal kid and I'm just freaking myself out. She's my first kid to have a good imagination (9yo ds used to lie in bed, so he could "imagine," but he never articulated what he was imagining). For instance, she carries around imaginary miniature "Wiggles" (the children's singing group). They often have to eat, bathe, sleep, play, ride, etc with her. One day the imaginary Wiggles were riding in the back seat of the minivan while dd was in the middle seat. When 11yo dd got in the car, 2yo freaked out, screaming that 11yo sat on the little Wiggles! She also goes through phases of lining everything up. It used to be the canned goods daily. Now it's sometimes toys, books, acorns -- whatever's handy, but it's not currently a frequent behavior (saw it again this weekend tho'). Books have to be read a certain way, songs have to be sung a certain way. She was an early and articulate talker. We've been able to carry on complete conversations for a long time. She knows ABCs, recognizing most by name, and she knows the sounds of many. She can count up to 99 (as long as I help prompt her on which 10 we're on 20,30,40,etc). She reminds me a lot of 11yo dd at this age except for the fact she's got fantastic balance which 11yo never had and she has an active imagination. Is this something I ought to get looked into, or is this just typical 2yo behavior?

wow! she sounds like she's very articulate! the lining up of toys is a red flag, and having to have things done in a very certain order. But other than that she sounds like a quite advanced 2 yr old. I think I'd bring up my concerns with someone that works with your old children (ped, psychologist, developmental ped) and get their input on her development. You could also ask to have her evaluated by the early childhood just to be sure she's where she should be.
Betsy