All About Autism

[Couragemom]

Hi Woggles,


You deserve a pat on the back for all the hard work done in the past 5 years. I really hope your darling can settle down quickly in pri school.

[sharonkhoo]

ImMeeMee:

slmkhoo:

Thanks! It's been tough at times, and there is still a long way to go before we think she will be independent enough. We just received notification of her school placement and it's such a relief! We think she will really benefit from a larger school setting (she has been homeschooled for the past 6 mths, and was in a very small school before that).

slmkhoo, congrats!

Just out of curiosity, what would you mean by Pre-U in this case?

We felt that the JC course is quite stressful and too fast-paced for her, and the independence and self-management needed for the lecture-tutorial system would be too much for her to handle at this stage. We didn't think she could cope with a poly course either. I was so thrilled to discover that there is still 1 remaining 3-yr Pre-U centre in Singapore - Millennia Institute - so that's where we've enrolled her (just filled in the form this morning!). It operates on a classroom system, and since it has weaker students (some because of learning disabilities), the teachers are more supportive (that's what I've heard, anyway). We hope she can do well enough to go to poly or university after that. By then, we hope that she will matured more and will be able to handle the independence. I'm also considering suggesting that she do a gap year or find a job after her A levels just so she is older and hopefully more mature when she tries further education. Anyway, my immediate concern is to get her settled and adjusted to the school when it starts in Feb.

[helplessmum3]

my son totally no therapies now.. given up on them. kkh therapies OT less then 3 x, speech therapy only 2 times.... totally stop & wait for rainbow , after 6month with Rainbow , SUCKS big time.. oso withdraw him.... so tiring to go rainbow and barely few hours.. not time effecient!!! also not cost effective.


conclusion for my case.. can say my son dont have proper therapist at all...

he jus turn 4 yrs old recently.... he only can answer questions :- What is X doing, What he making . only on Whats

How, why & etc not yet. he cant tell me what happen in school & etc...

[helplessmum3]

Double E:

woggles:

Today DS is attending P1... excited/anxious/worried/all emotions rolled up inside me. In front of DS trying to act cool but ended up sleeping little last night! hahaha... We've only started the journey so to speak since his first diagnosis at 2 years old, and starting primary education is but the start of a marathon. To be honest, DH & I have despaired so often and agonized over our choices and actions concerning son...


DS is likely to stand out a bit cos he's one year older than his classmates. Luckily he's not the tallest kid! We've tried our best to bolster his confidence and competency in his strengths, while explaining as best as we can in simple terms him being unique and different.

To all parents here, continue to jiayou! This thread has provided me with loads of info, encouragement & advice :thankyou:
Here's to a happy, smooth first day of school to the kids :rahrah:

U must be very anxious! Is your boy in a mainstream school?Since today is his first day, did the school arrange for any allied teachers to guide him?

My boy also going to K1 today and I am so worried that he will walk around in class or day dream. Took a quick look at him and so far ok. Hope I don't hear complaints from his teachers when I send him to school tomorrow.

ahh. so fast our son go K1. unbelievable!

[Wassant]

woggles:

Today DS is attending P1... excited/anxious/worried/all emotions rolled up inside me. In front of DS trying to act cool but ended up sleeping little last night! hahaha... We've only started the journey so to speak since his first diagnosis at 2 years old, and starting primary education is but the start of a marathon. To be honest, DH & I have despaired so often and agonized over our choices and actions concerning son...


DS is likely to stand out a bit cos he's one year older than his classmates. Luckily he's not the tallest kid! We've tried our best to bolster his confidence and competency in his strengths, while explaining as best as we can in simple terms him being unique and different.

To all parents here, continue to jiayou! This thread has provided me with loads of info, encouragement & advice :thankyou:
Here's to a happy, smooth first day of school to the kids :rahrah:

:goodpost: :thankyou:

[Wassant]

ImMeeMee:

Wassant:

homework n practice?can brief me more on these?....are u doing private therapy as well as eipic ones?

wassant, my doter was diagnosed about 3 plus years ago. At that time, we visited a private developmental pediatrician who gave her preliminary diagnosis but referred us to a psychologist to confirm. After seeing the pediatrician, we signed up for private SLT and OT weekly sessions while we awaited our appointment with the psychologist.

Upon confirmation of diagnosis with the psychologist, she referred us to EIPIC. We placed ourselves in the queue for the EIPIC center that we wanted, and we were lucky to be able to secure a place after a couple of months' wait. All this while private SLT and OT sessions were ongoing. After a few more months I dropped the OT but continued with weekly SLT even while my doter was in EIPIC. Along the way we added private literacy and handwriting sessions for her.

Then somewhere along the line we converted to KKH SLT and OT and eventually we stopped all private therapy. The sessions at KKH are about once every 3-4 weeks instead of once weekly, but now that my doter is more stable, we think the frequency is quite alright.

The therapist will usually go through some activities with the child during therapy, and will then tell the parents on what activities to do at home. Eg. when the therapist was trying to get my doter to kick start her speech by saying single words, she used her favorite food as positive reinforcement after every word my doter spoke. The strategy was to encourage the child to speak, and eventually the reinforcement would be faded off. After the activity with the therapist, we went home and practiced with our doter using the same method, and this has to be done daily - this is the so-called home practice.

Another example for OT was where the therapist recommended that we played dough with her to build up her fine motor skills. This then had to be practiced at home periodically so that she could build up her finger muscles which will eventually be important for writing or holding.

Hope this gives you a clearer picture. I agree with the other parents that the situation of each child is different and we all do different things depending on the situation of our child and ourselves. I hope my sharing can give you a reference for you own decision making.

All the best!

Thanks for your clarification....I will try my best to enforce his homework at home.....cant wait for his assessment n start therapy.....asap......

[Wassant]

helplessmum3:

my son totally no therapies now.. given up on them. kkh therapies OT less then 3 x, speech therapy only 2 times.... totally stop & wait for rainbow , after 6month with Rainbow , SUCKS big time.. oso withdraw him.... so tiring to go rainbow and barely few hours.. not time effecient!!! also not cost effective.


conclusion for my case.. can say my son dont have proper therapist at all...

he jus turn 4 yrs old recently.... he only can answer questions :- What is X doing, What he making . only on Whats

How, why & etc not yet. he cant tell me what happen in school & etc...

is your boy getting better?

[Wassant]

Today in FB saw many friends posted about their kids going to school,new kindy etc....haizzz cant help feeling sad.... :lightrod: .....one day it will definitely be my boy turn's but dunno when.....my 2 eldest son in sec 2 n 3 so no more posting their pics in FB haha

[helplessmum3]

Boy still can’t hold conversation …

[Wassant]

helplessmum3:

Boy still can't hold conversation ..

Helplessmum...I feel that your boy better than mine wor..mine at 3yr 6mths cant even say a one word wordings....except papa n mama....continue with therapy....either in special school or private....might do your boy better :)...jia you!dont give up!