All About Autism

[CatMoon]

ImMeeMee:

CatMoon

My daughter is in PL primary section, so I do not have any experience on the secondary school section. Personally, I feel that PL's satellite model is a pretty good approach to help the kids blend into the mainstream environment, so wondering whether there is any chance of putting him into the environment and dealing with the issues, rather than pull him out altogether? If we dont try, we may never know.

JMHO

Thanks JMHO! Some parents have pm me with the same advice and I seriously do agree with you. I'm going to advise my cousin again to send her boy back (even though she and her husband are feeling so lost & discourage). I think it would be good for my nephew in the long term.

Thanks once again to all the kind & sharing parents!

[sharonkhoo]

CatMoon:

ImMeeMee:

CatMoon

My daughter is in PL primary section, so I do not have any experience on the secondary school section. Personally, I feel that PL's satellite model is a pretty good approach to help the kids blend into the mainstream environment, so wondering whether there is any chance of putting him into the environment and dealing with the issues, rather than pull him out altogether? If we dont try, we may never know.

JMHO

Thanks JMHO! Some parents have pm me with the same advice and I seriously do agree with you. I'm going to advise my cousin again to send her boy back (even though she and her husband are feeling so lost & discourage). I think it would be good for my nephew in the long term.

Thanks once again to all the kind & sharing parents!

You may want to share this story with your cousin - my husband has an uncle, now in his late 50s, who seems to have Asperger's. I say \"seems\" because there was no such diagnosis or support available in his schooldays, so we are just drawing our own conclusions. According to my husband's older siblings, this uncle was always not very social, didn't manage well in school and often got bullied, and so his mother let him drop out of school around Sec 2. He tried several unskilled jobs but always had problems with his employers, and his mother eventually let him stay at home while she went out to work. Over the years, he got more and more withdrawn and helpless, and now just watches TV all day and doesn't talk to anyone other than his mother. With the better understanding and support which is available now but was unknown 50 yrs ago, I think the outcome could have been very different. Every time I see this uncle, I resolve that I will do my best not to let that happen to my daughter. Even though I know that coping with school, classmates and studies can be tough for her (and for us parents!), and transitioning to work will probably be even tougher, I will not let her just stay at home.

[susan_tan76]

Hi parents!


I just went to KK Hospital a few days ago to do a check up for my child who is currently 3 years old. He is suspected of developmental delay and autism. I would like to know if there are any good early intervention programmes out there for recommendation. Please help! Thank you all!

[Couragemom]

Hi Susan tan,


For OT - KidzPotc and Hand-in-hand OTC
Speech - Leapfrogs
Social class - Ms Yitian at Delphi shopping centre. She is a speech therapist who specializes in social class.
Special education lesson - Leapfrogs

There is this mommy whom I met before whose daughter is in EIC, a private early intervention centre. It is super expensive but the program is quite well-run. Other private centres are zee house, the green room, St Gerald’s etc. All are expensive.

Good luck!

[CatMoon]

slmkhoo:

CatMoon:

[quote=\"ImMeeMee\"]

CatMoon

My daughter is in PL primary section, so I do not have any experience on the secondary school section. Personally, I feel that PL's satellite model is a pretty good approach to help the kids blend into the mainstream environment, so wondering whether there is any chance of putting him into the environment and dealing with the issues, rather than pull him out altogether? If we dont try, we may never know.

JMHO

Thanks JMHO! Some parents have pm me with the same advice and I seriously do agree with you. I'm going to advise my cousin again to send her boy back (even though she and her husband are feeling so lost & discourage). I think it would be good for my nephew in the long term.

Thanks once again to all the kind & sharing parents!

You may want to share this story with your cousin - my husband has an uncle, now in his late 50s, who seems to have Asperger's. I say \"seems\" because there was no such diagnosis or support available in his schooldays, so we are just drawing our own conclusions. According to my husband's older siblings, this uncle was always not very social, didn't manage well in school and often got bullied, and so his mother let him drop out of school around Sec 2. He tried several unskilled jobs but always had problems with his employers, and his mother eventually let him stay at home while she went out to work. Over the years, he got more and more withdrawn and helpless, and now just watches TV all day and doesn't talk to anyone other than his mother. With the better understanding and support which is available now but was unknown 50 yrs ago, I think the outcome could have been very different. Every time I see this uncle, I resolve that I will do my best not to let that happen to my daughter. Even though I know that coping with school, classmates and studies can be tough for her (and for us parents!), and transitioning to work will probably be even tougher, I will not let her just stay at home.[/quote]Thank you for sharing this personal story, slmkhoo. I will share this with my cousin and her husband and the importance of planning for my nephew for the longer term so that he can grow and be the best that he can be.
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[Michelle_Lim75]

Hi Susan!


I heard from a friend of mine that Olive Tree is having an open house and that they even provide free consultation with their therapists. They have an Early Intervention program with speech therapy and occupational therapy for children age 1 to 7yrs. You might want to consider bringing your child down. I am heading down with my son on 14th March to give it a try!

I’ve took a copy of their Open House details from their website http://www.olive-tree.sg. Hope that you find this useful!
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[Niu2009]

Hi all Daddy and Mummy,


Who can give some advices about the defer for P1?
My son is in K2 now. He has been in a mainstream childcare for 3 years. No behavior issues except easy to be nervous. So far, nobody suggest me defer him, but I felf his social awareness is low. Thinking about defer 1 year for P1. Sign! Really stressful.

[pinkamoon]

Niu2009:

Hi all Daddy and Mummy,


Who can give some advices about the defer for P1?
My son is in K2 now. He has been in a mainstream childcare for 3 years. No behavior issues except easy to be nervous. So far, nobody suggest me defer him, but I felf his social awareness is low. Thinking about defer 1 year for P1. Sign! Really stressful.

Hi Niu2009,

I defer my son's entry to P1 last year. So, he is in mainstream P1 this year. For me, it was the obvious thing to do as he couldn't answer my questions even towards end of the year. Also, my maid and I had to shadow him up to K2.

To me, it was the best decision, given the condition of my son at that time. Spending the extra year wisely is very important. I did sonrise programme and Neurofeedback with him and all extra time went into teaching him (myself) and outdoors play.

Now that he is 8 but in P1, I am so glad that he has the extra time to mature and not seem more childish than his peers. I mean, I still find my son more childish than same age group.

I don't regret my choice. In fact, I am so happy that I applied for deferment. :boogie:

That is only my own decision based on the needs of my son. Just my own experiences.

[sharonkhoo]

Niu2009:

Hi all Daddy and Mummy,


Who can give some advices about the defer for P1?
My son is in K2 now. He has been in a mainstream childcare for 3 years. No behavior issues except easy to be nervous. So far, nobody suggest me defer him, but I felf his social awareness is low. Thinking about defer 1 year for P1. Sign! Really stressful.

I haven't done this, but I would expect that you would probably need to back up an application for deferment with some medical report. Perhaps you can speak to someone in MOE to find out what sort of documentation they need?

[Couragemom]

Hi Niu2009,


I think slmkhoo is right. You need a report by a psychologist, developmental PD or speech therapist to be allowed to defer your son. I think based on what you shared with us about your son, he should be able to cope academically. I think you need also to ask yourself this question - do you intend to declare his condition to school? If the answer is no, and you think another year in K2 will help him then by all means. But if you intend to declare his condition to get the AED to support him in school, I don’t think you need to defer. This is just my opinion, you as the mother knows best, listen to your inner voice.