All About Autism

[Summer tan]

Thanks Nebermind for the contact. One of the parents gave me this too but my hb is hesitant. Thought they said soy milk better than cows milk for active kids? My boy is taking nordic natural fish oil but I don’t see much changes leh…


Btw we happened to meet this retired doc and what he said really strikes us. That is, active kids will eventually grow out of it n settle down if not now then later. Hmm food for thoughts.

[Double E]

Mummies

Just sharing this for your consideration. Not sure if you all remembered if I also send my son for weekly neuro-feedback. I have to say that it has helped my son to stay more focus and absorb better.

I concluded this because during the two weeks which he missed his neurofeedback sessions, he was less focused and daydreaming more when he had his sessions. At first, we couldn’t conclude why the behaviour change. But then, when he resumed his neuro sessions, his ability to focus came back. So we thought it must be the neurofeedback sessions.

If you have concerns about your kids not focusing, you may want to give neurofeedback a try. Once a week, per session is abt 40mins for $60.

[Nebbermind]

Summer tan:

Thanks Nebermind for the contact. One of the parents gave me this too but my hb is hesitant. Thought they said soy milk better than cows milk for active kids? My boy is taking nordic natural fish oil but I don't see much changes leh..


Btw we happened to meet this retired doc and what he said really strikes us. That is, active kids will eventually grow out of it n settle down if not now then later. Hmm food for thoughts.

I've no doubt about them growing out of it...just that the odd behaviour would be detrimental to their learning and association with peers and may end up being ostracise by teachers and schoolmates, which may lead to other behavioural issues. therefore intervention is needed so that he will not be a liability to the society.

[Double E]

Agree, and sometimes the energy is due to them not knowing where to channel it. That’s when intervention will come into place and we can learn from the experts how to manage their energy.


One way I learn is, before he is asked to do a task, his OT will get him to work out such as jumping, climbing etc to let him channel out his energy before getting him to sit at the table to complete a task.

[sharonkhoo]

Nebbermind:

Summer tan:

Thanks Nebermind for the contact. One of the parents gave me this too but my hb is hesitant. Thought they said soy milk better than cows milk for active kids? My boy is taking nordic natural fish oil but I don't see much changes leh..


Btw we happened to meet this retired doc and what he said really strikes us. That is, active kids will eventually grow out of it n settle down if not now then later. Hmm food for thoughts.

I've no doubt about them growing out of it...just that the odd behaviour would be detrimental to their learning and association with peers and may end up being ostracise by teachers and schoolmates, which may lead to other behavioural issues. therefore intervention is needed so that he will not be a liability to the society.

They don't actually 'grow out' of it. It may seem like they do, but often they have learned along the way, just without specific intervention. The more able ones will learn through teasing, being bullied, being scolded etc. However, the less able ones may withdraw more and more and become even less able in the end. The underlying traits are inborn.

[Nebbermind]

slmkhoo:

Nebbermind:

[quote=\"Summer tan\"]Thanks Nebermind for the contact. One of the parents gave me this too but my hb is hesitant. Thought they said soy milk better than cows milk for active kids? My boy is taking nordic natural fish oil but I don't see much changes leh..


Btw we happened to meet this retired doc and what he said really strikes us. That is, active kids will eventually grow out of it n settle down if not now then later. Hmm food for thoughts.

I've no doubt about them growing out of it...just that the odd behaviour would be detrimental to their learning and association with peers and may end up being ostracise by teachers and schoolmates, which may lead to other behavioural issues. therefore intervention is needed so that he will not be a liability to the society.

They don't actually 'grow out' of it. It may seem like they do, but often they have learned along the way, just without specific intervention. The more able ones will learn through teasing, being bullied, being scolded etc. However, the less able ones may withdraw more and more and become even less able in the end. The underlying traits are inborn.[/quote]sorry...was referring to ADHD which somehow got caught inside this discussion.

[yogybear2k]

Hi,

Would like to hear some feedback whether it is better to try for mainstream school vs pathlight for a child with mild ASD ? Thank you.

[nugget]

yogybear2k:

Hi,

Would like to hear some feedback whether it is better to try for mainstream school vs pathlight for a child with mild ASD ? Thank you.

Hi,

How old is your child right now? When will your child be going for P1 enrollment?

Some of us here have chosen Pathlight and some of us here have chosen mainstream. It really depends on how well you child is able to adapt to Mainstream, the school you have chosen and the support he will get at mainstream. Have your child been in mainstream kindy or child care before? If he/she has and have been adapting well, maybe you can consider mainstream.

On the other hand, enrollment of pathlight also requires a IQ test, depending on the vacancies (usually there is a waiting list) and logistics need to be iron out too.

I would say both have its pros and cons. And for both school, I would say parents involvement and support are still required.

If you are keen to go for mainstream, you would need to visit the school to see their environment and curriculum. Some schools learn by role playing, others are project based with show and tell presentation. I think ASD child might have some difficulty in that aspect.

[ArielMermaid]

yogybear2k:

Hi,

Would like to hear some feedback whether it is better to try for mainstream school vs pathlight for a child with mild ASD ? Thank you.

Hi,
My son is currently in Pathlight, and he seems to enjoy being there. There is frequent communication with the class teachers (via emails or phonecalls) and I've no complaints so far. He would bring home his work files and official feedback from the teachers every fortnightly for the parents to sign off. However, I guess it depends on the teachers because my friend (whose child is in another class) said the teachers in that class are not so forthcoming in the communication.

I've friends who sent their children to supportive schools and seem very happy with the schools. However, i did hear from my colleague that her mildly autistic nephew was bullied in school- thrown into the pond, pushed until his arm was broken, etc. The school principal said they can't be there to watch him all the time; however, when someone complained about him (he was following a girl whom he seemed to like), the principal suggested that they transfer him to a special school. So it really depends on the school environment and the attitude of the educators.

[nugget]

I agreed with ArielMermaid, the chances of bullying is very real in mainstream school. The school environment is very very important if you are putting your kid into mainstream. Also how supportive are their AED and school teachers.


I am putting my son into mainstream. I am praying really hard he will meet good teachers and have good kind souls around him to lend him a hand.

Also in mainstream, you would want to consider declaring him not only to get the AED support, but also to avoid misunderstanding esp if he has some awkward behavior.