All About Autism

[bbbay]

san20sg\" post_id=\"2115657\" time=\"1691240500\" user_id=\"76391:

Can anyone know of anyone who is ASD-ADHD and has found success with ADHD medication? Please recommend which meds are you using? Thanks!

I think it was last week’s Sunday Times article on a successful businessman whose ADHD was finally diagnosed later in life and managed well with a combination of medications and other things. I suppose the first step is to consult a specialist doctor for ADHD symptoms. And with a formal positive diagnosis , the specialist doctor can then advice/prescribe the right management/medications

[san20sg]

Thanks, I know of successful cases of ADHDers being treated with medication, but these meds do not work very well for ASDs so I am asking for successful cases with ASD and ADHD.

[zac's mum]

Composer with autism becomes first Singaporean to win Prague music competition:


https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/composer-autism-classical-music-composition-competition-prague-2226561?cid=internal_sharetool_iphone_06082023_today

[sharonkhoo]

A good podcast interview: Work It - Wired Differently: Should you disclose if you have autism?

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/listen/work-it/wired-differently-should-you-disclose-if-you-have-autism-3728681

[sharonkhoo]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good private psychologist who can do the assessment for ASD? For a teenager. Thanks!

[zac's mum]

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I just finished reading the above book. Found it an extremely interesting explanation from the point of view of a person with ASD. She provided lots of food for thought (I am a “verbal thinker”).

Do have a read if u wish to understand a visual thinker’s brain.

[ChiefKiasu]

That’s interesting. Personally I’m not sure what kind of learner I am. I read a lot, but when I read, I tend to read in chunks, or paragraphs. I would glance at a paragraph, formulate an idea of what the passage is saying, then move on. I can never remember names even if they are repeated to me many times. But I can recognize anyone (I know I’ve seen them before) very quickly, even if I’ve not seen the person for decades. So, am I a visual learner?

[zac's mum]

ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2126994\" time=\"1705067049\" user_id=\"3:

That's interesting. Personally I'm not sure what kind of learner I am. I read a lot, but when I read, I tend to read in chunks, or paragraphs. I would glance at a paragraph, formulate an idea of what the passage is saying, then move on. I can never remember names even if they are repeated to me many times. But I can recognize anyone (I know I've seen them before) very quickly, even if I've not seen the person for decades. So, am I a visual learner?

Yes quite likely!

[bbbay]

Sharing this video on a talk given by an accomplished autistic professor (the author of the book shared by another parent earlier). In this video she shares practical tips on how to try to draw out the person with autism, how to relate their fixation tendency to other similar tasks so as to get them try other things. And how to “sell their works instead of sell the person”, to get them recognition.


https://youtu.be/MWePrOuSeSY?si=cJR0GtEL8X7QAhJe

[sharonkhoo]

Rainbowdeli\" post_id=\"2135011\" time=\"1718335583\" user_id=\"204929:

My son has Asperger (high functioning). Now in one of the Poly. One of the problems with him is he tends to overshare personal stuff with people who are friendly to him and can take things literally. We have arranged for him to see a Psychologist who has been helping him cope with these stuff.

But seems things are not really improving. We worry people may take advantage of this weakness of him (which happened before during his Secondary school time). Anyone in similar situation? If so, could share/advise how you cope please. Thanks

My daughter is also high functioning autistic (Aspergers is no longer the official term for this). She's already graduated and working. Yes, oversharing is an issue as they don't realise how others will take what they say. Besides seeing a psych, do you talk to him about this at home? Perhaps you can give him some simple rules to follow - telling him what sorts of things he shouldn't say. We have been advising our daughter since she was young about what she should and shouldn't say about certain topics, and rehearsing with her the kinds of answers that she can use. This helps her say something without telling too many details. What sorts of things does he say that you think inappropriate?