All About Autism

[phtthp]

How do you define a high functioning or a low functioning child ?

[Autumnleaf]

Tyeogh, I totally agree with you on the caning and correcting part. My son is compulsive and impulsive, but by an large he will comply to our instructions as he knows what is expected. Hb has reassured me if I didn’t cane, our kid would be wild! Actually I agree to this too. Just looking at kids now a days… Cane a bit, ppl say abuse la etc… I find even teachers are not able to control the kids now because of this.


"My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. (‭Proverbs‬ ‭3‬:‭11-12‬ ESV)" this verse is something I hang on to… But I hope I also am not over doing it… Also scary when my canings don’t seem to work, I fear my son is a fool.

Well… I will cling to the promise from my Lord… And keep fighting with prayers too. Really tough to be a parent.

[Autumnleaf]

Oh ya, Tyeogh! How old is your son?


I’ve also another question for Slmkhoo and other parents with children with Aspergers or high functioning ASD. Do all your children have routines or rituals? My son doesn’t have this aspect of the Autism traits which is why I am not sure if he will be assessed as being under the spectrum.

[tyeogh]

Autumnleaf,

My son is 5 years 1 month. Good to know you are a christian. Easier to talk bible. LoL.

Here is the verse.

Proverbs 13:24 AMP
He who spares his rod [of discipline] hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines diligently and punishes him early.

Tell your hubby not to siam.....its his job to cane. He, not She who spares his rod...... LoL

[sharonkhoo]

Autumnleaf:

Oh ya, Tyeogh! How old is your son?


I've also another question for Slmkhoo and other parents with children with Aspergers or high functioning ASD. Do all your children have routines or rituals? My son doesn't have this aspect of the Autism traits which is why I am not sure if he will be assessed as being under the spectrum.

Mine doesn't have any obvious ones, but she is a creature of habit and routine. We have a very organised household with structure, routine and timetables because of me! As a SAHM with no home help, I find it easier to manage if there are routines which everyone knows and follows. So my kids were trained from a very young age to do certain things at certain times, and in a certain sequence without my having to constantly nag. Eg. all toys to be picked up before nap and bedtime, wash hands before meals, pack bags after finishing homework, inform mummy when you take the last xxx from the cupboard etc. She used to get quite upset when routines were upset, so we had to intentionally vary the routines occasionally to teach her to cope with variation. Even now, we find that she shows signs of stress when things change at the last minute, so we try to warn her of changes ahead of time if we can. We can't control other people's last minute changes, so she just has to deal with that.

[kitty2]

Nebbermind:

Summer tan:

Hi all


I'm thinking of trying out homeopathy for my child. Has anyone tried and do u recommend it?

We have tried homoepathy but for sinus/sensitive nose issues. After about 4~5 visit, there wasn't any improvement so we stopped.

But we also tried osteopathy for ADHD related issues. You may wanna explore more in this area.

Can you share which oestopathy did you go and what is their charges? Is the treatment effective?

Thanks

[Gifts from Heaven]

Hi,


A lot have been discussed since the last time I posted in this thread. That’s to all who have responded to my issue abt helping my DS to write compos. Will try out the ideas and hopefully he will be much better. Just an update…after a 1 week or so of intense compo writing exercises given, teacher moved on to other areas and DS only needs to do 1 a week…phew! Some of the written compos did come back after they have been marked, but not all. Anyway, this episode highlighted an area of improvement that I need to work with DS, so I’m thankful for the ‘experience’.

[Gifts from Heaven]

Autumnleaf:

Curious though as me and Hb find that on day to day my sons give and take interaction with people is lacking evidently, though not always. As in, often when people greet him, he fails to respond or does not even look at them when we make him respond. So me and Hb wonder in such case, when filling the forms, is it the observation of that 2 hrs that is a better gage, or the everyday observation that me and Hb had observed?

Hi Autumnleaf,
Since you've engaged the psychologist to do a test on your son, then it is better to trust their professional judgement. The way the test works is that if there is a problem eg with eye contact, then it must be consistently apparent in all situations, with all people.

[Gifts from Heaven]

Snow24:

Hi


For high Functioning ASD child is it true that the child will not have language delayed?

Mine is considered high functioning. He has Aspergers'. He didn't have any speech delay. In fact, he was quite advanced cos PD noticed that he was making sounds that babies of his age don't make at around 6 mths. His first words were around 15-16 mths old, quite abt the same time as his NT sister. And by abt 18 mths, he was humming 'Mary had a little lamb'.

[Gifts from Heaven]

phtthp:

How do you define a high functioning or a low functioning child ?

Whether a child is high functioning or low functioning depends on the IQ test. That's why the ASD tests comprises of the IQ part. According to the psychologist, the higher the IQ, the better the child is able to develop his own coping mechanisms to compensate his disabilities.