I understand totally where you are coming from, Maz!
Except with Jack it is his Cricket and Football.I'll give you my answers but you have to remember jack is 11 now.
1. Whats your child like with playing pretend?
What is Pretend playing. Jack won't pretend play unless he is playing a Cricket/Football match with himself.
2. Does your child play games like soccer, catch, cricket with you?
If Jack plays any games with you then they have to be by his rules and no variance.
3. Does your child put their new clothes on top of their old ones unless you remind them explicitly to take off the old clothes?
Definately, an example, about an hour ago, my Mum gave Jack a Soccer Outfit. All of a sudden he had to put it on...on top of his clothes.It doesn't matter what he has on, if it is new he has to put it on straight away. As soon as the weather warms up one degree, he hates wearing pants/jeans, he has put shorts on.
4. Does your child like drawing? What do they draw? Can you recognise it? What is their grip like?
What is drawing, I don't know because he has never drawn a picture for me! Writing, he used to write pages and pages of writing for me and it was so repetative it was not funny!
5. Has your child ever said they don't like someone because of what there voice sounds like?
Jack will hold his hands over his ears if noises get too loud. When his brothers and sisters were born, everytime they cried, he said their voices hurt his ears..If anyone raises their voice, then he will hold his hands over his hands and says it hurts.
6. Does your child talk non-stop during the day (and I mena barely pausing to take a breath) What do they talk about? Is it varied or is it mainly just on one subject?
One subject definately, sport! He repeats himself and just keeps talkinguntil you tell him to stop