Lulu - what makes you say 'higher on the spectrum than you thought'?
There does seem to be a fair bit of crossover in symptoms - eg. sensory processing issues can lead to exposure anxiety and social avoidance or socially inappropriate behaviour. Communication issues can lead to anxiety and then bring out more restricted repetitive behaviours and so on. ASD is a shifty little bugger and it can be hard to pin down what is driving what behaviour sometimes. And what's more, what is ASD driven and what's just temperament or the child just being 5 (or whatever age).
Rumpled Elf - are you eligible for any of the assessment funding available through FaHCSIA or the Enhanced Primary Care scheme? There have been some great developments recently providing more access to assessment and treatment. I'll see if I can find the details and pop back when I can. Also... just out of professional interest, it sounds like you kinda know that your DD has features of ASD and may meet criteria for diagnosis. Do you actually want a diagnosis? And if so, why? I ask as I get such varying responses to the prospect of diagnosis from the families I work with and it'd help to better understand the parent perspective. I think if it were my DD, I'd want it clear cut so it was there, and I could then actively work with it IYKWIM. But not actually experiencing it myself, I can't know.
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