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Hi,

I am brand new to the group. My daughter is 10 yrs old and was diagnosed with

multiple things over the years starting when she was a toddler. First Sensory

Integration Dysfunction, then Childhood regulatory disorder, then High

functioning Autism and finally PDD/NOS. She is doing ok academically and has

done so well the school district seems to not believe her diagnosis. They seem

to prefer to believe her behavior is willfull. She currently has a 504 but

doesn't receive any services. (No OT, ST) Sometimes she attends a social

skills lunch type group with a guidance counsellor. Social skills are very

tough for her and she has trouble keeping friends. (seems to make them easily

but then is perceived as mean or just not liked and she seems genuinely baffled

as to why kids feel this way about her). So I am looking for social skills

groups or books and ideas.

I also have an appt with a psychologist who specializes in autism to have her

reevaluated diagnosis wise.

I have never told her her diagnosis and if the psychologist still thinks she is

on the spectrum that is another issue we will be struggling with now. Have most

people told their kids?

Sorry this is so much but I haven't talked to any moms of kids with autism in a

long time (years).

Thanks in advance!