Most of these can be symptoms of many things - the list reads like an exact description of my older dd from 4-7 years old - when she was living with an undiagnosed vision issue.
Different root causes can result in similar outward symptoms - things like "anxiety" and "forgetful" or "lacks self confidence" aren't really definitive descriptors as much as they are actions of a child who is struggling because they can't do what they want to or are attempting to do - no matter what the *reason* is or the task is. It's a bit like a very young child who isn't old enough to know how to speak to communicate needs and wants - the child cries to communicate - that could mean the child is hungry, or that his diaper is wet, or that he's scared or lonely or etc
My gut feeling is that the best thing to do is to rely on a comprehensive evaluation of the full child's functioning - which I am guessing you already have - I suspect that's how you arrived at the ASD diagnosis. If there was a reason to suspect CAPD, I suspect it would have been noted by your evaluator.. however, if you were in the position that you feel like you took your dd to a specialist who only deals with autism and only looks for that one specific diagnosis vs evaluating the whole child, then perhaps it's possible something else was missed. Before seeking a CAPD eval, however, I'd first really dig in and read and try to understand what CAPD actually is and look at your dd through that filter before just assuming that the behaviors on the list above indicate a reason for concern (re CAPD).
On the flip side, my older dd (mentioned earlier in this reply, the dd with the vision challenge and who was exhibiting all the list of symptoms/behaviors above) *was* referred for a CAPD assessment by a psychologist when she was 5 years old. We took her to the psych for testing because she could *not* follow a multi-step direction if her life depended on it, she had a ton of sensory issues, and she became so anxious in new locations that she would have epic meltdowns that I can't even begin to describe. The CAPD assessment didn't find anything - but I mention it because it also didn't cost much (relative to many of the other types of testing we've been through), and I am fairly certain our insurance covered it. It was fun for dd (except for the hearing test inside a sound booth), and it only lasted about an hour. Soo... in other words, if you are worried about it, go ahead and get an assessment. If you find out it's not CAPD, that's a *good* thing, and if you find out it *is*, you'll be happy you had the eval when you did and didn't wait.
Best wishes,
polarbear
