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Worried about social life for my daughter at school

A MyAutismTeam Member asked a question 💭
Pittsburgh, PA

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My daughter is now 7 years old in 1st grade. I see she is not socializing with other kids in her age. She try to approach them but she acts sometime weird and he speach is not that great sometimes. She talks very well but is not focus on certain topic. In church other kids make fun of her and at school they say she play by herself. She attend social group and doing very well. Also she has speech. She is excelling academically but I am so worried that she does not have fried to play… read more

October 14, 2015
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Members rallied around a concerned parent whose 7-year-old daughter with autism and ADHD struggles to connect with peers despite being... Read more

Members rallied around a concerned parent whose 7-year-old daughter with autism and ADHD struggles to connect with peers despite being academically strong and generally happy. Several members offered practical strategies, including requesting social work minutes and speech therapy in the IEP, exploring peer buddy programs at school, arranging structured supervised playdates, and considering Special Olympics or inclusion programs at park districts that pair her strength in sports with social opportunities. A recurring theme was addressing present-day loneliness while preventing future depression, with members sharing their own experiences of homeschooling due to bullying, advocating firmly with school administrators, and even delaying buying a home to maintain flexibility if school situations become unsafe.

A MyAutismTeam Member

We have put of buying a house for the same reason @A MyAutismTeam Member.

November 5, 2015
A MyAutismTeam Member

@A MyAutismTeam Member thank you Widowzmite. That is what I am afraid of. That is why we never buy a house. We have been renting for long time in case we face problems at thce school.

October 21, 2015
A MyAutismTeam Member

I had some of the same issues with my boy who is now an adult with Asperger's & Severe ADHD. Bullying was huge problem, and he struggled academically- a lot. I ended up homeschooling him after 2nd grade and though we suffered financially, he was better off. However, bullying is a problem with many normal kids too. I marched up to the school for one of my other (normal) kids and demanded it STOP or I would sue them. The principal and phys ed teacher figured out the culprits and dealt very well with it. Be assertive and firm, contain your anger & frustration.

October 21, 2015
A MyAutismTeam Member

@A MyAutismTeam Member, I am glad to hear that the school is helpful. It sounds like you are taking the right steps to help her make friends.

October 19, 2015
A MyAutismTeam Member

@A MyAutismTeam Member Thank you ChristineL for your advise. These are nice advise. I am just confused about the pop corn! Is it the sugar that has the problem or the corn itself? My guess is that sugar as I knew there is something called Candida Albicans that become more active with sugar and affects teh gut. Have you tried any stool test or got a solid idea why sugar does that? The doctor we deal with said at certain point, we can stop teh diet after teh gut is healed? not sure if this is true
thanks

October 18, 2015

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