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My name is Brittany and I believe my niece is autistic. She is 8 years old and I have suspected she is autistic since about 18 months of age. She does the hand flapping and always had but had been doing it much less this year, but she does have strange habits with her hands. Most recently I have seen her humping the ground while watching tv, I just ask her to sit up, idk if I’m doing the right thing. She’s so sensitive, its difficult to joke with her because it seems she’s offended by… read more
My son G was diagnosed around that age. It is not uncommon for girls to be diagnosed much later. My daughter A was 14. It is hard to predict her future success at her age. A is a college grad, snd living and working in another state. G is 18 and still has a year of high school left. The most important thing you can do to ensure success as an adult, is work on life skills. My oldest, M, can't function on her own. She needs me to pay her bills and keep track of appointments. I have to remind her to take out her trash, wash dishes, etc. Not being able to so those things is a big obstacle. Make sure she can make her bed and clean up after herself. Also, learn to eat neatly. It might not seem important now, but later it will be.
If she has gone 8 years without significant delays. She is going to be okay. No speech, motor or behavioral delays——— she probably does not need to be fixed. Stimming is comforting and does not need to be changed. She is verbal- ask her opinion and find out from her how you can best support her. No need to change her. If she has learning disability- support by providing accommodations.
My boys were diagnosed at 7 and 8. I was told by one of the therapists that it is not uncommon for this age, as the demands of school exceed what they can handle. I am suspected of being on the spectrum. I have a copy of a report from when I was 13 that documents several autistic traits. If that report was done just a few months later I would likely have been diagnosed. We suspect that our youngest is on the spectrum as well.
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It entirely depends on what kind of help she can get and to nail down her diagnosis with her doctor(s). So that you can understand better what she is doing and why, could there be a medicine out there that can help. And/or do you even want her on medicine and if not talking with therapists might give you some idea of just how to treat her most recent reaction. I hope that my information was helpful and not too overwhelming. It can be tough being a part of raising an autistic child. Good luck
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