Faye could not read her A B Cs properly even in Primary 1.  I let her be.  She didn’t know the sequence of a week and calendar month in Primary 3.  I laughed and let her be.  She does not answer to strangers when they ask her a question. In fact, the entire first year and a half she attended horse-riding lessons, she spoke not a single word to her coach nor her classmates.  I let her be.  She was unable to do Show-And-Tells in class and would end up crying.  I let her be even when she could not be graded.  Just last year, she went to her neighbour's birthday party and sat in the corner for 2 hours refusing to join in any games or magic show. She just sat there observing because she does not want to forge new relationships. I sat near by and socialised with other mothers.  
I believe that every child has their own timeline and I do not really need to rush her through these milestones. We definitely do not need to follow the society’s timeline just to keep up.  Out of nowhere, she st