All About Schools With Good Support For Special Needs Kids

[mahes_gopal]

HI Mums my youngest is going to P1 next year. Can mums recommend me any school in Bt Batok with good and compassionate support for children with special needs. Thanks.

[JWL]

Hi I am also staying around Bt Batok and scouting for one which can support my boy. He is currently in K1 and gg P1 2014. Pathlight seems very difficult to go in so now looking for alternatives for him.

[thetinyseed]

JWL:

Hi I am also staying around Bt Batok and scouting for one which can support my boy. He is currently in K1 and gg P1 2014. Pathlight seems very difficult to go in so now looking for alternatives for him.

If your boy has mild ASD, you may want to consider mainstream schools for him. Every primary school has an allied educator (learning and behaviour support). Try approaching the school and speak to them regarding special needs support and see how they respond. Some schools are warm and welcoming, others, not so. You can sense it from the way they talk about their own special needs support. If the school starts by giving you lots or excuses why you should not place your child there, it's time to look for another one! Good luck!

[hopeful75]

Children with special learning needs or learning difficulties might benefit from specialised programmes offered by centres offering such support/therapy programmes. If I am not wrong, there are centres (run by VWOs and private) which offer specialised school preparatory programmes and learning support programmes that will help these children transit and cope with mainstream schooling.


A friend of mine who had a son with learning delay was looking for a similar programme. She found Kidspace somewhere near upper bukit timah offering such programmes. You might also want to call them out to find out if they have any suitable programme for your child.

[yap_susan]

I only know ACSJ, any others?

[Orb]

yap_susan:

I only know ACSJ, any others?

St Andrew's and Montfort has good support too

[DesertWind]

How about Townsville Primary (in AMK), which is just beside Pathlight School?


If you go to their website, you will see their uniqueness in cultivating emphathy for special needs kids. There are currently a number of arrangements for the children from Townsville and Pathlight to "cross-over" during recess time and other activities.

To have a better understanding it would be better to contact the school directly to see whether the level of support would be sufficient.

[worried_mum08]

Hi Susan, saw your post on finding out about school with strong autism support. To be very honest with you, (i m a school teacher as well) , mainstream school has very limited resource to cope with children like ours. Every year the new P1s who comes in to school, will have about 3 -5 cases of special needs. The AEDs and the counsellor cannot attend to each of them for long hours like in pre school or EIPIC centre.

However, i still believe that with strong family support, your child will be able to cope.

Just something to share: My son was diagnosed with ASD last year. We had no prior family history(from both sides) with children or any1 with this disorder. Relatives who do not understand looked at him in a ver different way. Could not follow all the instructions in the Childcare Centre that he attend. I was really upset and did not know how to cope at time. He throw tantrums also. Doctor refer him for therapy sessions and he was eventually referred to EIPIC at THK this February. Condition did not improve drastically. Until 3 months back, my SIL’s friend recommended me to try out on Essential oil, and after 3 months , we (myself, SIL, BIL, and even my mum who is taking care of him) feels that his communication skills improve a lot. He is able to sit still for a longer period of time. This makes me certain that his condition can further improve if i persist. Any1 who is interested to try, can PM me. I can get my SIL and her friend to share more as they had been using the product for a longer period of time.

[worried_mum08]

Mummies, saw your posts. To be very honest with you, (i m a school teacher as well) , mainstream school has very limited resource to cope with children like ours. Every year the new P1s who comes in to school, will have about 3 -5 cases of special needs and the number is increasing by year. The AEDs and the counsellor cannot attend to each of them for long hours like in pre school or EIPIC centre.

However, i still believe that with strong family support, your child will be able to cope.
Especially that your child is a girl. According to my school counsellor, girls can recover / overcome this condition easier and faster than boys.

Just something to share: My son was diagnosed with ASD last year. We had no prior family history(from both sides) with children or any1 with this disorder. Relatives who do not understand looked at him in a ver different way. Could not follow all the instructions in the Childcare Centre that he attend. I was really upset and did not know how to cope at time. He throw tantrums also. Doctor refer him for therapy sessions and he was eventually referred to EIPIC at THK this February. Condition did not improve drastically. Until 3 months back, my SIL’s friend recommended me to try out on Essential oil, and after 3 months , we (myself, SIL, BIL, and even my mum who is taking care of him) feels that his communication skills improve a lot. He is able to sit still for a longer period of time. This makes me certain that his condition can further improve if i persist. Any1 who is interested to try, can PM me. I can get my SIL to share more as she had been using the product for a longer period of time. Just to clarify, I am not earning anything. Its purely sharing. Y not give your child a chance to try. He/She may benefit.

[pinkamoon]

Hi all! On the topic of good support from Allied educators, they do not stay in that particular school forever and frankly speaking, their hands are full and they cannot afford to shadow a child the whole day, maybe just 1 hour a child? The rest of the time depends on the ability of the teachers to handle them. Besides those diagnosed with special needs, they are a few NT pupils who have difficulties settling down too.


I do not think Monfort Primary School has good support for ASD, not that I have heard of.

Actually, it all depends on who the teacher is. Of course, teachers are humans too, so there will be those who are more tolerant and those who are less tolerant. To put them in mainstream, parents have to get used to stares. The whole school will know about these special children. Me, I am putting my son in mainstream P1 next year. I just have to be more thick skinned. :imdrowning: