Firstly I'm so sorry for the selfish post. . . .I have not had a chance to read this whole thread yet.

I finally did it. I got the courage to have a good chat with DD's daycare teacher today about my suspicions that DD has a sensory disorder and her teacher did agree that DD has certain traits.

I have suspected something for a couple of years but the only thing thats held me back is the fact that DD is actually very social with other children so I kept telling myself that she is okay.

The main traits that DD displays are:

She wont look you directly in the eye

She is always on the go running around etc.

She is very very clumsy. She seems to trip over thin air and always has bruises on her legs

She is very tactile. hates cetain textures, dislikes anything woolen, hates getting creams or sunscreen put on, hates toothpaste on her toothbrush etc

She is very into routine and really strugles with change. She will have a major meltdown to the point of being inconsolable at anything that is different.

She has an awesome long term memory and is very intellegent. Boy is she intellegent.

She has been quite slow to TT and still refuses to poo in the toilet

She kind of seems to lack empathy.

I'm sure there is more that I just can't think of right now.
I have made an appointment with our local child health clinic to get the diagnosis ball rolling. Can anyone here tell me more about what the process will be? Her daycare teacher said they will probably send them forms to complete about her behaviours at daycare and may also visit the kindy to observe her.

This is all very new to me