My preteen daughter is being evaluated next month. I'm anxious that a diagnosis will be missed.
Hello. My daughter is getting evaluated next month. I am nervous that she won't be diagnosed (not fishing for a diagnosis-just want to get her appropriate support). Could I get some feedback on her behaviors?
She is already diagnosed with and medicated for ADHD and anxiety and is profoundly gifted.
Family history-I have been diagnosed with level 2 autism, her uncle (my brother) has a diagnosis level 2 and her cousin (on my side) is level 3. Dad is likely undiagnosed level 1 with several undiagnosed brothers and his father. I have strong assumptions that my dad was also neurodivergent. Sibling diagnosed with SPD.
Early development: hit all milestones very, very early, hyperlexic (self taught reader at 2.5), echolalia and palolalia, scripted play, watched shows (specific episodes) and movies on repeat, special interests (years long interests that all she wanted to do was act out her tv shows and episodes and books (all related to the show). meltdowns, sensory sensitivities with clothing, food and noise.
Gradeschool: Very hard time with social situations, dominates conversations, percieves others as being mean when they dont want to talk about her interests, three year long special interest in book series (refead series and the graphic novels, drew, acted out and talked about it constantly), several other long-term special interests, peers see as odd, difficulty in unstructured social settings, only one friend, gets made fun of, difficulty with transitioning after lunch and recess, argumentitive with peers and adults, hard time with group work, big sense of justice that can get her in trouble, meltdowns, has been removed from after-school activities due to meltdowns and social differences, had to stop sports due to overstimulation (noise, people, multi-step directions), extreme meltdowns at home, still repeats videos, movies and episodes (even the same ones from early childhood still), needs quiet time before and after school for regulation, absolutely hates school.
I'm worried they will pass this off as simply her ADHD, anxiety and giftedness. Thoughts?