All About Autism
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Hi Snow 24, yes i agree with slmkhoo. 13mths very young leh…
To increase joint attention, can try throwing a ball to him and asking him to catch. Do it at a short distance. But i think a 13mth old probably will not entertain you at this moment… You can use those balls meant for playing during swimming. You have to pump some air into it. Its very light and will be more manageable when they are toddlers… Then my CC school teacher ask me to spend 10mins every night, looking into eyes and talking to him… Eg, "baby, you have beautiful eyes. Can i look at them.?" She explain i have to keep practising it if not, the eye contact will get lesser…of cos, my boy do not give me 10mins full attention looking at me. -
Hi Snow 24, yes i agree with slmkhoo. 13mths very young leh…
To increase joint attention, can try throwing a ball to him and asking him to catch. Do it at a short distance. But i think a 13mth old probably will not entertain you at this moment… You can use those balls meant for playing during swimming. You have to pump some air into it. Its very light and will be more manageable when they are toddlers… Then my CC school teacher ask me to spend 10mins every night, looking into eyes and talking to him… Eg, "baby, you have beautiful eyes. Can i look at them.?" She explain i have to keep practising it if not, the eye contact will get lesser…of cos, my boy do not give me 10mins full attention looking at me. -
Thanks mummies for your feedback.
My boy can request using gesture and point to far object already.
But he doesn’t show me things he likes yet.
Yes. Always create opportunity for him to request. But he only uses gestures, no words.
I just don’t understand why my current eipic still don’t want to start PEC, my boy has been there for 6 weeks already. I keep in touch with a mummy whose boy is with another centre, they already started PEC in the first few weeks.
Teacher said gross motor skills and body muscle will affect speech, is it true? -
Hi So50, your son recently joined to Dynamics? May be in the same class as my son. Yes. You can PM me. But I may not know much since I am not the one sending and fetching him.
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Hi Coolcool, my boy is not in the dynamics class. He is taking the OT and ST seperately…he is in CC and goes for the ST and OT after his class. I would like to find out more about the EIP class.
Hi Bs1975, i dunnoe whether gross motor skills will affect speech. But some asd kids tend to have poor muscle tone…i believe all these are interrelated and hence will affect not only his speech, but self dependence skiils in future. My boy still in walker pants in school. And i believe for him to take his pants out and putting his shirt on is a tad more difficult than others…so teacher always ask me to practise fine motor skills such as picking beans etc. this will train up his finger muscles in preparation for further task such as cutting, wearing his clothes etc… But to get him to practise at home is so difficult, he will often wonder away and whine for ipad… One of his favourite words is "ipad"… -
My dear fellow mummies,
My boy currently can speak single words. We are moving towards 2-word combiner…will we ever get to a stage where he can response more like a normal kid. For eg, if i ask "how old are you?", "what’s your name?"…
Everynight, i switch off all tv, and just talk…dunnoe if he is really listening… Will this helps.? So far, i feel i am talking to a wall… He is only interested to name the objects that he like.
He is 3 now. I do not know what i should i expect at times. And its making me worried… -
So50:
Every child has a different timetable. Maybe you can try using the things he likes to encouarge him to listen? Make those \"things\" talk to each other or to him, make up games and stories using those things. If he is engaged and listens more, it may encourage him to speak.My dear fellow mummies,
My boy currently can speak single words. We are moving towards 2-word combiner...will we ever get to a stage where he can response more like a normal kid. For eg, if i ask \"how old are you?\", \"what's your name?\"....
Everynight, i switch off all tv, and just talk...dunnoe if he is really listening.. Will this helps.? So far, i feel i am talking to a wall... He is only interested to name the objects that he like.
He is 3 now. I do not know what i should i expect at times. And its making me worried....
Unfortunately, ASD kids are generally not so motivated to please others, so they will not try to do something just because their mothers want them to! And they tend to switch off when something doesn't interest them. So motivating them is always a challenge - you have to find a way to make them want to do what you want them to do, using their interests. -
So50:
Despair not, So50. My son was also 3 then and was just speaking A, B, C, no words yet. Now I look back at some videos of me trying to \"talk\" to him and he ignored me. Like I am talking to a wall! :frustrated:My dear fellow mummies,
My boy currently can speak single words. We are moving towards 2-word combiner...will we ever get to a stage where he can response more like a normal kid. For eg, if i ask \"how old are you?\", \"what's your name?\"....
Everynight, i switch off all tv, and just talk...dunnoe if he is really listening.. Will this helps.? So far, i feel i am talking to a wall... He is only interested to name the objects that he like.
He is 3 now. I do not know what i should i expect at times. And its making me worried....
I started him on flash cards with pictures and taught him the words side by side the pic. Eg, show him an apple pic and write the word apple on another card. It's flash card style like Glenn Doman's \"How to teach your baby to read\". We improvise by showing both the pic and the words since most ASD kids are visual learners.
I find it is much easier to start them learning nouns first because it is something they could visualise. Kind of like building blocks of nouns then add the verbs..etc. So, say, he wants cookie. Start by making him say \"cookie\", then \"want cookie\", \"I want cookie\". Add the words one-by-one. No say words, no cookie.
My son is 8 now and he could speak full sentence. H's speech is a bit slower than a regular 8 yr old, a bit mono-toned, but in general he's doing great. Hang in there! :rahrah: -
So50:
My dear fellow mummies,
My boy currently can speak single words. We are moving towards 2-word combiner...will we ever get to a stage where he can response more like a normal kid. For eg, if i ask \"how old are you?\", \"what's your name?\"....
Everynight, i switch off all tv, and just talk...dunnoe if he is really listening.. Will this helps.? So far, i feel i am talking to a wall... He is only interested to name the objects that he like.
He is 3 now. I do not know what i should i expect at times. And its making me worried....
Hi So50,
At 3 years old, your child is still young and has a lot of potential to improve and become better. However, it will not be going to be an easy journey. Many parents here have to deal with disappointments, rejections and complaints. Do not feel dejected when you do not get a response from your son. Instead look for cues. I think you already know that he only responses to things he likes, so what you can do is to expand from there. Your son has been 'communicating' with you in his own way, so do not shut the door. Learning will revolve around things he likes so that he can pick up learning faster.
As much as you think you are talking to a wall, I think he must be having the same feeling because they have tried to 'tell' us that 'Hey, I am ignoring you because I do not like those', but you are still 'hard-selling\" the other uninteresting ideas. Google \"sonrise\" in youtube to get more ideas.
As a mummy journeying with my son, I am someone who believes in hard work. I used to spend many hours after work playing with him, talking to him and teaching him every single day. It was not easy, but is definitely worth it! -
Hi Chibi,
Thanks for your sharing! Its so heartwarming and encouraging to know that your girl is doing so well in school. I wish my daughter can be like your daughter too!
I believe you must have put in a lot of time and efforts in your daughter!! :salute:
Just wondering if she is Asperger or ASD or PDD NOS? Cos I read that usually Asperger can survive in mainstream but its harder for ASD cos their language are not as strong as Asperger?
I also find that teaching my girl mandarin is hard especially getting her to write the Chinese characters (her strokes are simply not systematic, she insisted so long she can get the word correct why bothers on the strokes) properly
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