Guest guest Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Hello - Thought those of you with slightly older kiddos could help me out a bit. My daughter w/DS is almost 6 and has a younger sister who she gets along with much of the time (though she does act out aggressively towards her, too, unfortunately). For the most part, she's quite social and friendly with people. She's doing quite well academically - can read beginner reading books and shows lots of signs of abstract thinking. I think that she is starting to understand, however, that she's different from other people. I've been noticing that peers are starting to give her odd looks when she asks them things like their name since her speech is not so clear. She gets upset when she tries to play with other kids and they either don't understand her, she doesn't understand them, they run ahead of her faster than she can go or they don't go exactly where she wants them to go. It's so sad for me to see her crumpling into a ball and crying when kids walk away from her. Today I noticed that she was mostly playing by herself when we went to an indoor play ground that had about 15 other kids. So how do I help her little heart when she's starting to notice that she's different but doesn't really understand why or what to do about it? I worry about her being lonely. She has a best friend (also has DS) and they're amazing together - but we only see them once a week if that. It's just making me so sad to see her at this revelation and I'm not sure how to make it easier for her. Any advice would be helpful. Tabatha Mom to 3 girls - curly-haired 3 yo and blue-eyed 5 yo (DS) - neither traits from me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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