All About Autism
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@slmkhoo, you got lucky.
Our son wakeup in morning and then he will jump on the bed, jump here jump there and will be keep kissing us on eyes till we wakeup :pokeeye:. -
wamin:
How old is your son? My daughter used to come in and disturb us, but we gradually trained her to come in and be quiet in our room (2-3yo), and then not to come in at all (3-4yo). Is your son obedient at other times and in other ways? It's a matter of obedience, really, unless your son is unable to understand instructions at all.@slmkhoo, you got lucky.
Our son wakeup in morning and then he will jump on the bed, jump here jump there and will be keep kissing us on eyes till we wakeup :pokeeye:. -
Am too suffering insomnia even now because of the erratic sleep patterns of kids and it happens to all, not only ASD kids. Only insignificant advice I can give is not to allow afternoon naps at all. If they sleep say only 8hrs max then make them sleep later in the night i.e. 10 or 11pm, no choice.
I have another concern that is actually becoming quite a problem now; which is the “slang” or accent when they speak. Am sure there is a scientific term for this but I forgot what it’s called. It is due to the vocal influences of TV and cartoons which they watch and imitate. My older boy has quite a strong accent (British maybe) and I fear he might be made fun of or bullied next year when he goes to an all Chinese school. Initially I didn’t think much about it until recently people have been asking why he slangs so much since we are very Singlish parents. And he also likes to use words like “I’m cross” instead of “I’m angry” and I can’t correct him since it is technically not wrong.
Think am worrying too much ah? :yikes: -
belachanbabe:
Have you lived overseas at all? My daughter sounded very British as we lived in the UK for her first 2+yrs, and even after 14 more years in other places, she still has a bit of a British accent. She also tends to speak more formally, and doesn't use slang (in the British/US sense of the word). It's the ASD pedantry, I guess. Both my husband and I are fairly \"accent-less\" thanks to living overseas so much, but we still sound Singaporean enough to be recognised easily by fellow-Singaporeans abroad. To make my family even more complex, my younger (NT) girl has an American accent because of American teachers and friends.I have another concern that is actually becoming quite a problem now; which is the “slang” or accent when they speak. Am sure there is a scientific term for this but I forgot what it’s called. It is due to the vocal influences of TV and cartoons which they watch and imitate. My older boy has quite a strong accent (British maybe) and I fear he might be made fun of or bullied next year when he goes to an all Chinese school. Initially I didn’t think much about it until recently people have been asking why he slangs so much since we are very Singlish parents. And he also likes to use words like “I’m cross” instead of “I’m angry” and I can’t correct him since it is technically not wrong.
Think am worrying too much ah? :yikes: -
slmkhoo:
Have you lived overseas at all? My daughter sounded very British as we lived in the UK for her first 2+yrs, and even after 14 more years in other places, she still has a bit of a British accent. She also tends to speak more formally, and doesn't use slang (in the British/US sense of the word). It's the ASD pedantry, I guess. Both my husband and I are fairly \"accent-less\" thanks to living overseas so much, but we still sound Singaporean enough to be recognised easily by fellow-Singaporeans abroad. To make my family even more complex, my younger (NT) girl has an American accent because of American teachers and friends.
Nope, lived in Singapore all the way, maybe the influence of Thomas the train and Bob the builder? Although strangely they didn't pick up the American accent at all even though they are into more American shows these days. Also notice that they speak very formally but that's because they don't understand the nuances of casual speech. He speaks mandarin in an ang mo accent too. -
@slmkhoo, he is turning 5 next month. He do understand instructions but he will do same act again if no one is looking at him (maybe he don't remember instructions).
He like to go to toilet and run water tap and every-time i tell him NO, if later i am not paying attention he will try to sneak again but if i catch him running to toilet and say an an he will stop and come back. I think he understand but he don't always act as instructed (am i making any sense
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@belachanbabe, recently i had my son appointment at KK and his doctor was telling me he need 12-13 hour sleep :? . He is attending childcare and you know they made all kids had afternoon nap, so i have no control over that.
BTW my kids sleep around 8:30-9 but most of the time wakeup at night (Now i hardly remember when they never wakeup :scratchhead: ). -
wamin:
I know exactly what you mean. With my ASD child, I found that I needed to go over instructions about 100 times more than with my NT child, and then revisit them again and again before they would stick. I can only encourage you to persevere because at some point they will stick, then you will have the opposite problem of him being too rigid about it! It's to do with self-control and impulse management, I think. Maybe you can try putting warning signs on the bathroom door or over the tap? You can use pictures if he can't read yet.@slmkhoo, he is turning 5 next month. He do understand instructions but he will do same act again if no one is looking at him (maybe he don't remember instructions).
He like to go to toilet and run water tap and every-time i tell him NO, if later i am not paying attention he will try to sneak again but if i catch him running to toilet and say an an he will stop and come back. I think he understand but he don't always act as instructed (am i making any sense ). -
@slmkhoo, thank you.
Yah i think i should put some warning sign. Changing house in 1 month time so i think in new home will put all signs. -
My child had a phase, when he was 3 going on 4, where he would wake up and come to our room to disturb us every night. It was annoying and I tried everything.
Finally, I just told him that if he wanted I wake up, I'd make him stand in the corner until he's ready to go back to bed to sleep. We did that for a week (abt 3 hrs a night) and I bought him a night light from ikea.
Not sure what was effective but he stopped coming out after that.
I don't think it's an ASD problem though... It's just a developmental thing.
Now with my newborn, I'm up at all hours again.
but even that will pass one day... -
My son too will jump jump jump . I will grab him n hug him go back to sleep … When I fallen asleep back he start jumping on my bed again …
Zombie!! Every morning at work place
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