All About Autism

[Double E]

ImMeeMee:

Double E:

MommyOats

Thanks for the sharing. I shall go Polyclinic to get a referral, cos private dentistry for kids is quite exp.

Also Just to share with all, my son had his IQ test done at HPB yesterday. Thank God he passed the mark that is good enough for Pathlight. I had thought he would score higher though. The Psychologist said he was listless and very cheeky during the session and she believed that affected his score, said he could hv scored higher. And in the report, she will indicate that he is suitable for both Mainstream and Pathlight. So is now up to me and husband to decide.

Good for you, Double E! And congrats for having a choice in this.

Still considerable time before making a decision and acting on it, am sure you will make a good choice in the end.

Thanks ImMeeMee. Indeed, lots of considerations to think over. The psychologist will also be arranging a social class for my son when I told her about some of the social issues he faces. He will be grouped with kids of similar ability in KKH's social class next year, a 8-week programme. This is timely as I had stopped my son's social class at Leapfrog due to conflicting schedule with another lesson. And it is indeed right to say that when God closes one door, another will be opened for us. :celebrate:

[fluttershy]

hi tyeogh,


when you mentioned about the private eipic at joo chiat, was that ARN? i went there to take a look before enrolling my son at private centre. Didn't feel quite right the moment we stepped in there, so I put my son somewhere else which me & my husband feels much more comfortable even to this day. Just wondering :scared:

updates on my son (turning 3 soon), he can start saying more words now & more clearly. The therapists are working hard on his articulation, he can say more words & read them simultenously as they're using alphabets to practice with his articulation. The behaviour consultant is telling me that he's progressing, but she really wants him to progress faster. So the team of therapists & herself is working hard on it right now. :xedfingers:

He loves his puzzles & can fixed 24-piece puzzles, set up & fix a any train tracks, putting mr potato head's body parts correctly, basically playing more properly. They're also teaching him to be more social (e.g. We did the trial today by putting a toy gun that he likes on the floor & wait for his respond, he actually picked it up, try to pull the trigger & came up to me and said \"help\" requesting me to pull the trigger, which is great to see :rahrah:)

And whenever someone approach him & said hi to him, with prompting he's willing to say hi back & wave to the person with a quick glance :oops: when he's going for his therapy, i will say bye bye to him & he said it back. I would give him a kiss bye and he kiss bye back as well without prompting (i guess he's copying what i'm doing). I know it sounds simple, but it means the world to me. Just like tyeogh said, after being SO MUCH poorer, but it's so worth to see all that happening to him. I think those things won't happen without the help of ABA therapy :hugs:

[Snow24]

Hi


Is it true that in order to go into eipic a child need to go through formal clinical dignosis by psychologist to diagnose him as autistic? Or suspect ASD is acceptable for him to attend eipic ?

[Couragemom]

Hi Snow24,


The suspected ASD label can only get you into the queue of the govt eipic of your choice. Within six months after your son commence class, you have to submit a formal psychologist report (you can choose to do it in the govt CDU or a private psychologist of your own choice) in order to stay on in the program.

For most privately-run eipic, the suspected ASD label is enough.

[Snow24]

Hi couragemom.


Thanks for the info.The privately run eipic is it those under PPIP  (Enhanced Pilot for Private Intervention Providers)?

[Snow24]

Hi


Anyone can share which montessori school has small class ratio 1 teacher to 5-6 student?

[Appleworm]

Hi Snow


What’s your kiddo age? can try pat’s school / brighton Montessori?
they are 1-8 for 3 yo

[Liyuan]

Double E:

tyeogh:

By \"very reluctantly\", I mean kicking and screaming. I even wrote to their principal to complain how narrow minded they are when they insisted on parental involvement and zero transport assistance. I guess we parents of sped kids have thick hides..... :evil:

Yeah, I think is unreasonable to insist parental involvement during lessons. Parents have to work to pay for the therapies! They could have been more hardworking eg. take videos during lesson and send to parents or write notes in communication book to update parents what was done in the class and what should be reinforced at home.

I do understand why the school insist on parental involvement. Equipping parents and care giver with the skills to handle the child and in a inconsistent way as that of the school is important. So getting parental involvement during lesson act as a training ground to allow parents to see how teaching is done, behaviors are managed, obsession being dealt with and so on.

However i do understand where parents are coming from as therapy are not cheap and it is usually for a prolong period of time. It is always easy for the schools and professionals to say that you need to engage your child but is certainly not easy in Singapore.

I do agree that that there are other ways to do it to equip parents with the necessary skills. One of the things i like to do is to have a team meeting where parents and all the therapists come together and we will discuss on which is the one thing that is of the most concern. We then will brainstorm on a behavioral management strategy for all situations (eg. outdoor, classroom, home etc). We will then all agree on it and manage this one behavior consistently for a start. When parents see that it does make a big difference and improvement, they too will be empowered and will want to handle other behaviors as well. Then we will move on to the next behavior. This help to expose the different behavioral management strategies to parents and through time, they will be able to apply them on other situation as well. This is a suggestion that you can put up for the schools. Though it is not as intense as going to observe the school sessions everyday, it will ultimately reach the same goal of equipping the parents and care giver with the necessary skills and knowledge.

Hope it helps

Liyuan
AutismSTEP.com

[Snow24]

Hi Appleworm


Thank you for sharing.
My son is 5 years old next year.checked that Pat schoolhouse ratio is 1:9 and Brighton is ratio is 1:14 for kindergarten level.

Ideally ratio of 1:5-6 would be better.

His current childcare is 1:16 his teacher already have difficulties coping with him he tend to leave his classroom and not focusing. This whole year she just leave him wandering around doing what he likes and isolate him so that she can take care of the rest of his whole class.I think in the long run it does not help my son to remain in his current childcare as he did not learn anything there given that his teacher just left him alone.My son is independent and he can learn at his own pace but this is not in line with his current childcare which promote whole class progression as a group.

[Double E]

Snow24:

Hi Appleworm


Thank you for sharing.
My son is 5 years old next year.checked that Pat schoolhouse ratio is 1:9 and Brighton is ratio is 1:14 for kindergarten level.

Ideally ratio of 1:5-6 would be better.

His current childcare is 1:16 his teacher already have difficulties coping with him he tend to leave his classroom and not focusing. This whole year she just leave him wandering around doing what he likes and isolate him so that she can take care of the rest of his whole class.I think in the long run it does not help my son to remain in his current childcare as he did not learn anything there given that his teacher just left him alone.My son is independent and he can learn at his own pace but this is not in line with his current childcare which promote whole class progression as a group.

I actually don't think think there is any kindergarten or childcare that has such a low ratio of 1:5/6 especially in K1 or K2 level. If there is, is either the fees are very expensive or there is something abt the centre that is not right and no parents want to send their kids there. I think Pat's School house is your best bet at 1:9.

Either that, you may want to try other type of learning centre that is not Kindergarten or Childcare. Have u heard of Cognitive Learning at Fusionopolis? My son is there now taking Eng tuition, the student ration is very low and they follow MOE syllabus. My son is K1 this year and will be K2 next year. But I am suspending his cognitive learning lesson for first half of next year as I want to let him try Brainy Moves, a centre that focus on movement and exercising to train focus and concentration. I will put my son back to Cognitive in the 2nd half of next year to prepare him for P1.