How do you explain to your 6yr old HFA daughter that noone invites her for sleepovers coz noone can handle her, so sad, shes always asking but never gets invited then sees her friends down the street with their other friends & hears them talk about sleepovers with friends...heartbreaking
Yeah shes full on, yeah she gets a little crazy & has meltdowns (rarely these days shes doing well) but shes not a bad kid, she cant help it
I invite them & the parents often have excuses! The kids she spends most time with are kids that also belong to my friends the ones she has known for a long time!
Poor little poppet
It is horrible to feel like you are left out and not understand why.
It must be hard for you too.
I just want to give you and your DD some big
Are you a member of any autism networks? There are many parents of autistic children that are in similar situations and I'm sure you could find someone who understands what you are going through and would be willing to arrange some playdates. How old is your DD?
I don't really have advise, though I do have a nephew with high functioning autism, he is very full on but is quiet easy to calm down once you show interests in the things his interested in.
I'm not sure his been to sleep overs so I can't say.
But huge hugs to your dd!! I don't think you have to explain it to her, I think you need to explain it to the other parents so they aren't oblivious to the fact your dd is being isolated for being a little bit more hands on, she deserves the same as everyone else, I think also alot of parents are the ones dictating who their child chooses to bring home , sad very sad I know, but I too would try and bring a greater understanding to the school and the parents to show she is just as lovable if not more...
Huge hugs..
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Explaining to your Autistic daughter!!
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