Hi Sally,
I would take her to the doctor, I would explain that unfortunately she's not able to communicate but that you've noticed that she is impaired and in pain. it couldbe nothing or it could be something, you just never know. I'd definately say it's worth the trip to check it out. - Eileen
Sallys,
I take Megan in when something seems way off for her normal. They cant express it and if your pediatrician is good he/she understands. I am sure they woudl rather see a child with an over concerned parent than a parent who doesnt care. It is at least worth the money adn time to ease your mind. As my doc said last time, "I am sure something is bugging her cause I also have never seen her like this but I cant find anything" I hope this helps hugs..
there is obviously something wrong/bothering/hurting my dd but I cannot ascertain what. It's been going on for a few days (maybe longer because she's been doing some weird stuff like lying down on the floor and fake crying since Sat.) and she is obviously in some kind of pain and or distrubed by something but cannot tell me where/what, adamantly denies it (she always covers up whenever anything is wrong). She is writhing around a lot, can't sit still, up one minute down the next. She is also very distraught (though she covers it up with this sorta manical "nothing's wrong" attitude that is a dead give away). It seems to be in her lower body, sometimes she just drops to the ground and crawls or doesn't seem to want to stand up. I'm guessing like mad (UTI, hurt leg, ear infection, stomach ache, emotional things, etc) but I really don't know. She doesn't grasp at anything like her stomach or ear or anything like it hurts and she gets really upset if I try to find out where it hurts. Maybe NOTHING hurts. But I think something is up. What do you do in this case when they can't tell you? Just take her to the doctor and see if they can find anything?? Say "I have no idea what's wrong, I just think something is because she's acting more off than usual??"I agree with everyone here. I would make an appt to have it checked out. Mainly because you don't know what or if there is something going on here. Keep us posted and take care,
karrie
I agree Sally WHEN IN DOUBT CHECK IT OUT! Hope shes ok Please keep us posted!thanks everyone. It's so hard when they can't tell you what's wrong and their behavior is so unpredictable and "off", it's hard figuring it all out sometimes. I think my dd was coming down with a little something (she just got a runny nose today) and also like I posted elsewhere she has been doing pretend dog play from watching Lady and the Tramp, so she's been crawling around, whimpering, licking things, etc. pretending to be (or maybe just acting out from the movie) a dog. I didn't recognize it as imaginative play because she doesn't do too much of that - I thought she was acting really strange! I think too that I'm so worried all the time not only for ASD symptoms but her being sick and not being able to tell me that if I have the slightest doubts I watch her like a hawk and get really anxious and start attributing behavior to either new ASD symptoms appearing or to some unnamed illness. Things that everyone else, including DH, never even notice! I feel the entire responsibility for not missing anything. It's draining. It made me realize that while I am more in tune with her and sense when something is off, that I also tend to read more into everything. It's good because it's what lead me to getting her evaluated in the first place (my gut) but it is also in overdrive for fear of missing anything going on with her. Glad to hear she seems to be ok other than the sniffly runny nose... Hope shes feeling better soon. Don't worry too much... I would always rather be safe than sorry! So trust your gut and if you think something is wrong get it checked out.