All About Autism

[JFisher]

Hi I am a qualified deg in OT and singapore govt registered Occupational therapist cum specialist tutor working with children with special needs like dyslexia dyscalculia autism and adhd for the past 5 years with reasonable success. I am currently working with about 12 students ranging from ages 4 to 16, helping them with both their cognitive and academic spheres. besides tutoring children from DAS I also conduct brain training , sensory integration , ABA floor play with autistic kids. If you want to know more why not call for a free trial and consultation. I assure you I am a sincere and determined clinician. creativity patience and understanding is my underlying principle of practice email me at [email protected] or call my agent 9385 5548 for a run down on my services

[pinkamoon]

It is my turn to shout hooray today. Yeah!

I went to the Taka Toy Fair this afternoon. The q to pay was horribly long. It went right to the other exit near Watsons. My son helped me pack the toys into a bag and stayed around me throughout that 20 odd minutes as we wait for our turn to pay. I even asked him to stand in the q while I do a last minute shopping around the area. He followed me the first time with the bags of toys I entrusted him. I put him back in the q and told him to follow the front. He stood slightly out of the line when I came back. Not perfect, but was good enough for me. Yeah!

[Niu2009]

Mummies


My son had his 2nd spelling test yesterday. And thank God, this time he got all correct. Happy for him cos he tried and is paying attention to what the teacher read. For me, I was actually feeling nervous when I saw his spelling book in his bag yesterday, my heart skipped abit when I was opening the book to see his result. OMG! i can’t believe I am feeling that, is only a K1 spelling test for goodness sake!!. I really need to control my own emotions and anxiety.

Hi Double E,

Why so nervous on the spelling test? My so is K1 too, I think the comprehension is more difficult than the spelling. I already started let him do some comprehension and composition worksheet for pre-schooler. But just do it and don’t care the test results too much.

[dido]

Hi mummies,


I have came across an excellent website during my research. This website offer free download of materials for parents or teachers to teach autistic children on social skill. It has lots of video to explain how it works. Hope this is useful to you and your child.

http://autismteachingstrategies.com

God bless
Dido

[Couragemom]

pinkamoon:

It is my turn to shout hooray today. Yeah!

I went to the Taka Toy Fair this afternoon. The q to pay was horribly long. It went right to the other exit near Watsons. My son helped me pack the toys into a bag and stayed around me throughout that 20 odd minutes as we wait for our turn to pay. I even asked him to stand in the q while I do a last minute shopping around the area. He followed me the first time with the bags of toys I entrusted him. I put him back in the q and told him to follow the front. He stood slightly out of the line when I came back. Not perfect, but was good enough for me. Yeah!

Hi pinkamoon,

Yes, we must say hip hip hurray!

[Couragemom]

Hi mommies,


Thanks for the encouragement! Over the past 11 months, I have been adjusting my mindset and expectations of my son’s overall development in all aspects so that I can feel a bit better (that I tried my best for him) and be a little happier (celebrate all his milestones no matter how late they are).

[pinkamoon]

Yup. Me too. It is better late than never! Thanks, Couragemum!

[fluttershy]

Hi Fluttershy,

Welcome to this forum. You can consider enrolling your child to ARC (Autism Resource Centre) for early intervention while continuing with ABA. From your description, your child seems high fuctioning and exposing him more will be beneficial.

ARC teaches the child fuctioninal skills and work habits which are essential in everyday life.

Hope this helps.

Hi Orb,

Thank you for your suggestion. I will take a look into ARC further. Since he's on 6 hours a day (mon-fri) ABA therapy, I think I can only squeeze ARC into his weekend if we decided to put him in there. Also, you were saying that my child seem high functioning (thank you, you don't know how this word bring a smile to my face as I'm reading it, I hope he'll be on a high functioning end later on *finger crossed*).

Also, I'd like to know what defines the ASD child from high functioning and low functioning? Other mummies or daddies please let me know your thoughts.

A piece of good news, my son now is able to say ma-ma whenever he needs me still need prompting, but I'm very happy to hear his adorable voice calling me :please: the therapists also mentioned that he can throw a basketball into the hoop in half meter distance which they think it's very good for a 2,5 years old kid because to do that, it needs precision & strength I hope he keeps progressing :xedfingers:

[Gifts from Heaven]

Hi,


Just want to check with mummies/daddies with ASD kids in primary school. Did you let your kid take his injections in school or did you bring him to your own doctor to get his injections?

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Gifts from Heaven:

Hi,


Just want to check with mummies/daddies with ASD kids in primary school. Did you let your kid take his injections in school or did you bring him to your own doctor to get his injections?

I know two friends who was just also talking about this. They would rather bring him to their own doctor. It reduces anxiety being with parents. In school, it just singles them out and it can be quite traumatizing for kids with the diagnosis.