All About Autism

[Double E]

Helplessmum

Why do say Rainbow sucks big time? It is one of the most established Eipic centres in Spore, so I think is better for you to clarify when u make such a strong statement. And if Rainbow is too far for you, why not try other Eipic centres that are nearer your house? If you are upset about your boy’s progress, then you should not stop therapy unless you have the time and can create your own materials to help him yourself.

[Double E]

Just want to share the recent observations about my boy’s social communication with his peers. At the last playdate with my friend’s kids, my boy was actually ‘fighting and quarreling’ with another kid. Last time, when someone took his toy, he would just try to snatch it back or cry if he could not win over the other kid, but at the last playdate, when the other kid took the thomas train from the track, my boy actually told him to put it back and told him he can’t take the train. Although he couldn’t reason well with the boy but at least he is now willing to open his golden mouth and try to tell his peers what he would like them to do. I think I have to thank my younger gal for this, because she always disturb him and he is now able to tell her off.


Hopefully, one day, his conversation with his peers is not just about quarreling and fighting for toys but proper conversation.

As he turns 5 this year, I feel that time is running out. He has 2 years left to develop proper social comms skills (with peers), I just hope he is in time for it before he goes P1.

[ImMeeMee]

helplessmum3:

ImeeMee, what is visual boards to retell the stories?

helplessmum

I use story boards for many purposes - retell stories, describe things, retell past activities, social stories, emotions etc.

This was one of my earliest story board to retell The Three Little Pigs. It had more graphics than words.

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[ImMeeMee]

As she became better with word recognition, I changed to more words and less graphics.


This is a board about eating at McDonalds.

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This is a board about describing how to make banana smoothie. We made this board after her cookery class in school.

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Cant have too many boards here but this is to give you some idea. Please try it out. Its really something that is workable at home.

[Double E]

ImMeeMee:

As she became better with word recognition, I changed to more words and less graphics.


This is a board about eating at McDonalds.

http://i41.tinypic.com/2z69h03.jpg\">

This is a board about describing how to make banana smoothie. We made this board after her cookery class in school.

http://i43.tinypic.com/nbwvvt.jpg\">

Cant have too many boards here but this is to give you some idea. Please try it out. Its really something that is workable at home.

Great job ImMeeMee. I also do such story board when I am bringing him for holiday (to prep him about taking plane), his school performance etc.

[Couragemom]

Hi tyeogh,


Good luck for your son’s reassessment. Now that PDD-NOS label has been take out of the ASD umbrella, your son will be re-assessed under the the new DSM-V criteria as follow:

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Must meet criteria 1, 2, and 3:
1. Clinically significant, persistent deficits in social communication and interactions, as manifest by all of the following:
a. Marked deficits in nonverbal and verbal communication used for social interaction:
b. Lack of social reciprocity;
c. Failure to develop and maintain peer relationships appropriate to developmental level
2. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, as manifested by at least TWO of the following:
a. Stereotyped motor or verbal behaviors, or unusual sensory behaviors
b. Excessive adherence to routines and ritualized patterns of behavior
c. Restricted, fixated interests
3. Symptoms must be present in early childhood (but may not become fully manifest until social demands exceed limited capacities)

[Couragemom]

Hi Helplessmum,


Allow me to give me my honest opinion to your situation. You are always lamenting about your son’s weaknesses but yet you didn’t go for any early intervention programs or therapies. May I offer you a ‘solution’? I am not sure if you are aware, but the PDD-NOS label has been removed from ASD umbrella. During the period when your son was assessed with the DSM-IV, as long as a child satisfy more than 6 out of the 12 listed criteria, he is deemed to have ASD. In Singapore, I think the psychologist give the PDD-NOS label when the child doesn’t display any repetitive behavior/ limited interest (parents, please correct me if I am wrong).

Why don’t you ask for a re-assessment for your son? Of course such an assessment can go both ways - the psychologist may really deem your son as autistic or it may go the happy way, your son lost his ASD label and you are no longer always so sad?

But that being said, even if you managed to ‘lose’ the label successfully, you still must help your son in his speech delay (you mentioned he can’t hold a proper conversation at 4). There are private speech therapists who are open on Saturday. Please be happy about your son’s achievements and don’t keep focusing on his weaknesses. Our child didn’t ask to be born, we as parents owe them our unconditional love.

[jme]

Hi Arielmermaid,


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[DesertWind]

tyeogh:

DesertWind:

Talking about imaginary play.....

:celebrate:

This is good news! Agree with Double E, it looks more like imitation skills than imaginary play. Or a combination of both which is even better news! LoL. To me, imitation skills is the best possible scenario. Once the child can imitate, he will imitate speech, then mannerisms, then habits, then ways of a normal person. Congrats!

Thanks, daddy tyeogh, I sure hope so!

Here's to wishing you and Double-E a \"Year of Greater Glory\" for 2014!
:celebrate:

[ArielMermaid]

jme:

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