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Masking

Hi all! Our toddler daughter has been showing signs of masking since starting at a new nursery in September. We notice she will script-speak everything and at the tender age of 3 seems to be hyper-aware of how other people are feeling, constantly asking “happy?”. Her teacher and us have also seen her pretend to laug...

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Does your ADHD child have trouble keeping friends?

My son is 13 years old and in the 8th grade. He's been diagnosed with ADHD since age 8. I've noticed since he hit middle school that he has a hard time maintaining friendships. He will have a new friend and then they stop talking to him within a matter of time. I try my best to explain to my son to give people space...

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Toddlers hitting you after you stop him doing something naughty/dangerous

Hi mamas, my LO is 2.5 yo and whenever he does something naughty or doesn’t listen if I say NO he then try to hit me! I grab his hands and say “ No do not hit mummy” then he bursts in to tears and have a huge meltdown and walk away.. He’s not verbal and his understanding is very limited so when I try to say don...

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Spinning

My toddler is non verbal but will walk around spinning and turning his head to the side. Is this signs of quite severe autism or will he grow out of it. He is 19 months old.

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18 month old recognition

How do I teach my LO to understand receptive language. He doesn’t say words, only babbles. He does hand over hand no pointing. He doesn’t seem to understand anything. If I say milk,juice, apple, snack, shoes etc he just looks at me blankly. I always hold juice bottle and say juice and same with milk bottle and sn...

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