Does This Describe Your Child?
BEHAVIOR AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION SKILLS
- Can become argumentative/explosive when told to get off video games
- Appears to be several years behind in his social and emotional maturity compared to same age peers
- Difficulty differentiating between “small problems” and “big problems”
- Holds it together during school and becomes irritable or more difficult to deal with after school
- Seeks attention in negative ways
- Perseverates on the negative and has trouble letting go of things that bother him/her
- Makes self-defeating comments to illicit sympathy when asked to do a non-preferred task
- Has difficulty when there are changes in routine or during transitions
- Can be inflexible, says “No” to anything new/unfamiliar.
- Has a hard time with independent problem solving
- Lashes out at family when upset/angry and then is remorseful
SOCIAL SKILLS
- Seems to relate better to younger kids or adults than similar age peers
- May be able to initially make friends but has trouble keeping them
- Often gives irrelevant details or too many details when speaking
- Difficulty understanding social cues
- Can do O.K. in structured social situations but looks “lost” in semi or unstructured social situations
- Tends to have one-sided conversations, talks at people about his/her interests
- Frequently interrupts others or says things impulsively, lacks a “filter”
- Had friends in elementary school but became more socially isolated when he got to 5th/6th grade
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