All About Autism
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Blokus:
Yes, he is much advance. He can do addition and subtraction, spelling. He love to learn and is a faster-leaner. He is more interested in educaional toys instead of normal toys. Sometimes he can read the activity book and do the questions himself. This is the reason why the teacher concern AS.I think it's quite normal that initial part the child does not sit still. They are probably still adjusting & learning. More importantly is he figured out what is socially accepting in class.
Yep, your son sounds very Smillar to mine. He also didn't like to sing & do the actions during circle time at 3 yo. But after I changed his School and when he turned about 4, he starter to join in only because of peer pressure. But eventually he enjoys it. It took him some time to take a liking to things that typical kids would like. He also Can answer questions when asked but doesn't talk to peers. Let me guess, your son is academically more advance than his peers? -
Hi Blokus
Thanks for sharing your story of your son, it is quite similar to my twins' situation.
With early EIPIC intervention and Kumon classes, I noticed that their concentration and the ability to sit still has drastically improved. Kumon especially because there is a homework requirement and they are forced to sit down and do their work for at least 10mins daily.
Most kids w ASD are pretty good at maths, they seem to be able to just glance at the question and answer instantly, I need more time to check their work. My older boy takes immense pleasure in correcting me!
As parents, we have also come to a stage where we let them do what they excel in. That's why now we don't force them into situation to play with others or take them out of their routine. Guess in a way, they still have each other if all else fails. Until today, I still bear the deep scratch scars on my arms when they used to have violent tantrums. But happy to report that these episodes rarely appear now.
There is this HBO movie on the autobiography of Temple Grandin, to all the mums and dads here, go watch if you haven't yet. Very inspiring! She is an autistic but foremost a top professor of animal husbandry and inventor of the 'hug' machine. Saw this again on Wed when my boy was at pathlight getting assessed and was reminded never to underestimate their natural high IQ and learning ability. :boogie: -
Thanks a lot nugget for the advice .i will check it out
nugget:
af7680:
Dear mummies
do you know any baker contact who can bake gluten free dairy free egg free birthday cake for my son?
my son is going to be 3 yr old soon and as he is attending cc in the morning, i would like to prepare a cake which he actually can eat with the rest of classmates for his birthday party.
he is allergic to many foods - wheat, dairy, egg, banana, etc...
last year we celebrated his 2 yr bd at CC with normal BD cake which he cant eat. so he just blew a candle ,sat and watching other kids eating it.
now he is more aware and he likes to eat things that other people eat, i would like to try to find a cake that he also can eat...
thank you.
Why not order a agar agar cake for him instead?
I assume gluten free cakes are very expensive and not so nice to eat.
I have ordered from there before:
http://www.cakestory.com.sg/products-page/agar-agar-cake/
Their agar agar cake are very nice.. Got many cartoons characters too. -
Niu2009:
Your son is very advanced. Actually, when my son could read at around 2plus, the psychologist also pointed out that this is a symptom because to her, if he had no speech, he shouldn't be knowing how to read first. Well, the diagnosis came true for my son and he is confirmed to be in the spectrum. But for you, other than his ability to do well in academics but there's no other symptoms, then maybe he is not.
Yes, he is much advance. He can do addition and subtraction, spelling. He love to learn and is a faster-leaner. He is more interested in educaional toys instead of normal toys. Sometimes he can read the activity book and do the questions himself. This is the reason why the teacher concern AS.Blokus:
I think it's quite normal that initial part the child does not sit still. They are probably still adjusting & learning. More importantly is he figured out what is socially accepting in class.
Yep, your son sounds very Smillar to mine. He also didn't like to sing & do the actions during circle time at 3 yo. But after I changed his School and when he turned about 4, he starter to join in only because of peer pressure. But eventually he enjoys it. It took him some time to take a liking to things that typical kids would like. He also Can answer questions when asked but doesn't talk to peers. Let me guess, your son is academically more advance than his peers?
And agree that ASD kids are good with numbers, my son can do simple addition too, not subtraction yet. But he simply love numbers and letters. If he sees a picture, the first thing he zooms in are the numbers or letters if the picture has any of these. But that is also an area of concern because he failed to look at the picture in totally, only the details. We are now training him to do that by asking him to talk and describe a picture story. Is tough to teach that. -
Double E:
Your son is very advanced. Actually, when my son could read at around 2plus, the psychologist also pointed out that this is a symptom because to her, if he had no speech, he shouldn't be knowing how to read first. Well, the diagnosis came true for my son and he is confirmed to be in the spectrum. But for you, other than his ability to do well in academics but there's no other symptoms, then maybe he is not.Niu2009:
[quote=\"Blokus\"]I think it's quite normal that initial part the child does not sit still. They are probably still adjusting & learning. More importantly is he figured out what is socially accepting in class.
Yep, your son sounds very Smillar to mine. He also didn't like to sing & do the actions during circle time at 3 yo. But after I changed his School and when he turned about 4, he starter to join in only because of peer pressure. But eventually he enjoys it. It took him some time to take a liking to things that typical kids would like. He also Can answer questions when asked but doesn't talk to peers. Let me guess, your son is academically more advance than his peers?
Yes, he is much advance. He can do addition and subtraction, spelling. He love to learn and is a faster-leaner. He is more interested in educaional toys instead of normal toys. Sometimes he can read the activity book and do the questions himself. This is the reason why the teacher concern AS.
And agree that ASD kids are good with numbers, my son can do simple addition too, not subtraction yet. But he simply love numbers and letters. If he sees a picture, the first thing he zooms in are the numbers or letters if the picture has any of these. But that is also an area of concern because he failed to look at the picture in totally, only the details. We are now training him to do that by asking him to talk and describe a picture story. Is tough to teach that.[/quote]Hi Double E,
My son is advance now, but is step by step. He start to talk, and then learned phonics when he was around 2+ in the playgroup, then spelling, now can read short sentence only if all the words he knows.
For numbers, at first , he doesn't show much interest. Only when he is around 3, he start to learn counting. Then he know the meaning of numbers. After that, he start simple addtion. Subtraction is a bit complex, take him a few months to understand, now ok.
I do understand, it is quite tought to teach a special kids. I am not sure whether my son is or not, because still waitting for the school visit. But I was quite nervous now. It never be easy to be a parent. -
Dear mummies
My son has been drinking my breast milk as i had extra after feeding 2nd one but now I am weaning off 2nd one , has to find alternative milk as he still likes to drink .
So Tried rice milk but he reject immediately
Tried sweeten almond milk and seems he likes it. But i don’t want him to drink it cos its too sweet !
Do you know where I can buy unsweeten almond milk ? Thank you -
Hello All
I have a DS who is 5yo this year and is pending his ASD test in this month.
He started talking in full sentences only at 3yo, other than that no "recognisable" delays…, very affectionate, sweet, but just cannot focus well in school
However, coming to K1, the signs are more obvious, initially i thought he is having ADHD with attention deficit (non hyperactivity), but seems like not.
After going to NUH for tests, he need OT and ST for his developmental delays.
no actual diagnosis of ASD yet…TBA (very sianz)
Also got SI issues which i suspected since end of last year…auditory and proprioception both low registering (but i thought its more on sensation seeking but i’ll check with the OT again)
It’s so mild that you cant almost see it, he’s like a fully functional boy but if you look at his actions close enough, you’ll find something weird enough for us to bring him for therapy.
hope to make more friends here in ksp…gambate! -
af7680:
If you can't find unsweetened almond milk selling in the supermarket, chances are that they don't sell it anywhere else. Even if they do, you'll be likely to have to travel very far just to buy it. And milk is heavy, still must carry home!Dear mummies
My son has been drinking my breast milk as i had extra after feeding 2nd one but now I am weaning off 2nd one , has to find alternative milk as he still likes to drink .
So Tried rice milk but he reject immediately
Tried sweeten almond milk and seems he likes it. But i don't want him to drink it cos its too sweet !
Do you know where I can buy unsweeten almond milk ? Thank you
Why not you make your own almond milk so you can control the sugar level? If you go to the Chinese medicine shop to buy 'north and south' almonds or 杏仁 (ask the uncle/auntie there they know the best), they'll weigh the proportion and portion that you need for your one portion. At home, soak the almonds and then put the almonds and the amount of water they advise you to add into the blender and blend. After that put through coffee strainer and squeeze all the 'juice' out. Quick and easy.
Since you posted in this thread, I assume your child has autism. If he has sensory issues as well you might get him to help you to squeeze the almond out, he might enjoy the process and enjoy drinking homemade almond milk more because he likes to help to squeeze the almond milk.
Of course, a child with ASD might not be able to tahan the sudden loud noise from the blender, so if really bo bian maybe can help him by getting another family member to entertain him in a room far away from the kitchen or blend when he is not in the house. If not ear muffs might help (those noise protection type, not winter type). Also, if you were to pulse for the same number of seconds (e.g. you put timer for 90 seconds pulsing and then stop), and the serve him milk soon after, he might find the noise more bearable as he'll learn to associate the temporary noise with the milk drink that he likes.
Finally, if you cannot afford to squeeze almond juice for him all the time, what you can do is to slowly dilute almond milk with another alternative such as milk formula or soy milk (assuming no allergies). Also, if his reaction to homemade almond milk is not good, same thing, slowly dilute with something he is familiar with first. Of course, make sure you do this out of his sight. You don't want him to sense anything amiss.
What was he drinking between the time he stopped having breast milk and the birth of your second child? You can use that as a target, so say 9 parts almond + 1 part target, and then increase target proportion with time.
All the best & keep us updated on how it goes! -
pixiepixel:
Sign! Nowdays, more and more kids got this or that problem. Btw, what kind of weird behaviours found?Hello All
I have a DS who is 5yo this year and is pending his ASD test in this month.
He started talking in full sentences only at 3yo, other than that no \"recognisable\" delays..., very affectionate, sweet, but just cannot focus well in school
However, coming to K1, the signs are more obvious, initially i thought he is having ADHD with attention deficit (non hyperactivity), but seems like not.
After going to NUH for tests, he need OT and ST for his developmental delays.
no actual diagnosis of ASD yet....TBA (very sianz)
Also got SI issues which i suspected since end of last year...auditory and proprioception both low registering (but i thought its more on sensation seeking but i'll check with the OT again)
It's so mild that you cant almost see it, he's like a fully functional boy but if you look at his actions close enough, you'll find something weird enough for us to bring him for therapy.
hope to make more friends here in ksp...gambate! -
What do u think of such reply from MMI
\t 4:07pm Jul 1
Dear Mdm,
First of all my apologies for the late reply. Modern Montessori International is a pre-school organisation whose curriculum is specially designed to meet the developmental needs of young children age between 18 months - 6 years 11 months.
It is of utmost importance to the organisation that each and every child under our care benefits from our programme. Although all our teachers trained either in Diploma in Pre School Teaching - Leadership, Diploma in Pre School Teaching , Certificate in Pre School Teaching, Fundamental in Early Childhood Care and Education or the Diploma in Montessori Method of Education, they are not trained to work with children with special learning needs.
We would like to suggest that you look for a school which specializes in special learning. (Eg. Path Light and Rainbow Centre)
Regards,
MMI Social Media Team
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