...them possibly having a developmental disorder.
I was just wondering if this is just what we parents do--worry--if it is normal and maybe even common.
And, that maybe I don't need to worry about all my worrying about my 25-month-old.
So those are my things that cause me worry. I am worried about aspergers. Echolalia, lying down on the floor, texture issues are all very spectrumy. But, I would never schedule an appointment with her doctor because I feel like he will just laugh everything off.
DD speaks so well. She talks like a four-year-old. She has these quirks but then she is constantly talking like a normal child. She uses correct pronouns 100% of the time. She uses adverbs, tenses, conjunctions, etc. I am not exagerating when I say she talks like a 4-year-old.
She is completely and 100% potty trained. I don't put her on the potty or remind her. She stays dry at night.
She is imaginative, affectionate, bright...She is great, but I still worry about these quirks.
I would love to hear your kids' little things that might keep you up late at night. It might make me feel better.
-worry wart
I was just wondering if this is just what we parents do--worry--if it is normal and maybe even common.
And, that maybe I don't need to worry about all my worrying about my 25-month-old.
- DD will sometimes repeat back question we ask her.
example:
DH: What do you want to do after we take a bath?
DD: What do you want to do after we take a bath?
DH: I am asking you?
DD: I am asking you?
DH: DD!?
DD: <snaps out of it> Oh, umm, I want to play toys with daddy!
- She rarely justs answers a yes/no question with yes or no. She repeats back the whole thing either affirmatively or negatively. We are always just like, "Yes or no will do!" (We don't yell at her. We just constantly are looking at eachother like, "why does she do that?")
- When DD gets upset on the playground/public, she will just lie on the ground. She is not having a tantrum. She just shuts down. This happened more when she was younger usually when someone would nudge her a little rough. It is very odd. She does not do this at home. To me, it seems to be a social anxiety thing. I dunno...
- She is a very picky eater. She eats like a bird. She has trouble eating meat and other things. She chews it and then spits it out.
So those are my things that cause me worry. I am worried about aspergers. Echolalia, lying down on the floor, texture issues are all very spectrumy. But, I would never schedule an appointment with her doctor because I feel like he will just laugh everything off.
DD speaks so well. She talks like a four-year-old. She has these quirks but then she is constantly talking like a normal child. She uses correct pronouns 100% of the time. She uses adverbs, tenses, conjunctions, etc. I am not exagerating when I say she talks like a 4-year-old.
She is completely and 100% potty trained. I don't put her on the potty or remind her. She stays dry at night.
She is imaginative, affectionate, bright...She is great, but I still worry about these quirks.
I would love to hear your kids' little things that might keep you up late at night. It might make me feel better.
-worry wart
) She lies on her back and does not respond. It was a lot worse a couple months ago. Now I have seen her just sit and play with the ceder chips instead of lying down. Honestly, it is something only a mother would notice as odd in their child.
) We are not concerned about that at all.
I do think the spaciness is something I'd mention as well as the coping mechanisms (laying on the ground, woodchips) -- does she seem anxious in general, or only in social situations? Does she seem anxious before she 'spaces out'? (I have an anxiety disorder myself & some of those things sound familiar to me, although obviously I don't lay on the ground or anything).
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