All About Autism

[schweppes]

ImMeeMee:

have bought Jodi Picoult's book on aspergers, but not read it yet. maybe will not try Curious if it is fiction.

will try to find the book from Catherine Maurice. thanks for recommendations.

Actually, u shd borrow or get hold of the Curious book. It's quite a good read and I really enjoyed the book. If not for anything else, at least for entertainment and get ur mind off things for a while

ImMeeMee:

today while we were getting out of the car, my dd3 pointed to the car and said without any prompting, 'mama, car' in near-perfect articulation.

to think that she was non-verbal last June. the joy on her achievement is unspeakable.

YAY!!! :rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah: :dancing: :dancing: :dancing:

Trust me, the best part is that, there WILL be more of such YAY!! moments to look forward to. AKAN DATANG!! Coming soon.... :rahrah:

ImMeeMee:

just want to share this as an encouragement to all parents of autistic and special needs children, including myself. there is light at the end of the tunnel.

:hi5:

haha... we think alike. When i replied to trijoy in the above post and talked abt \"light at end of tunnel\", did not realise that u wrote the same line too in your sharing.

[autumnbronze]

If I may ...


I would like to share this book that I finished reading some weeks back.

I found it very inspiring that a parent, particularly the father, was willing to go through whatever means ie even consulting mystic healers from Africa and Mongolia just so to be able to reach out to his DS. Truly a heart-warming story.

Actually, I don't mind lending this book to anyone who is interested. Its sitting on my bookshelf. Just PM me

Here are the links to the review:

http://www.horseboymovie.com/Book.php

http://www.horseboymovie.com/book-reviews.php

And the movie:

http://www.horseboymovie.com/Film.php

[trijoy]

Hi schweppes,


Thanks, I will be strong n positive for my son .....

[schweppes]

trijoy:

Hi schweppes,


Thanks, I will be strong n positive for my son .....

cheering u on... :rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:

[ImMeeMee]

schweppes:

Always look forward to the light at the end of the tunnel

Cheers! :celebrate:

[trijoy]

Hi,


Has anyone tried acupunture on their kids ? heard abt it, but wants to know if effective ?

Thanks

[schweppes]

trijoy:

Hi,


Has anyone tried acupunture on their kids ? heard abt it, but wants to know if effective ?

Thanks

It did cross my mind but did not try it on dd. No particular reason why not. I think maybe it was an alternative form of therapy and dh was a little sceptical. So far, have no heard of anyone with asd kids trying it.

[pingsped]

trijoy:

Hi,


Has anyone tried acupunture on their kids ? heard abt it, but wants to know if effective ?

Thanks

Yes, I've had kids whose parents tried acupuncture. It didn't work so they came to me. Some parents claimed there were some \"benefits\" from tui na or massage.

In theory, if the child has an underlying medical condition eg gastric & sleep problems, treating it (TCM, western medicine, etc) will help improve the child's attention and responsiveness.

I suppose in the case of chinese massage, children with certain types of sensory integration disorder (esp tactile types) may become \"less sensitive\", \"less tense\" or more aware of his body parts & sensation with the masseur rubbing his body all over.

But most parents will report better attention or responsiveness (IF THERE'S ANY BENEFIT) after 2-4 weeks of treatment. After that, there is limited improvement. Some may persist with alternative treatment for up to 1 year before giving up.

OT, ST and behv mgt are main treatments, followed by educational and social skills therapy.

[trijoy]

schweppes & pingsped,


Thanks, I dun think my son can tolerate needles on his head :roll:

[jtoh]

autumnbronze:

If I may ...


I would like to share this book that I finished reading some weeks back.

I found it very inspiring that a parent, particularly the father, was willing to go through whatever means ie even consulting mystic healers from Africa and Mongolia just so to be able to reach out to his DS. Truly a heart-warming story.

Actually, I don't mind lending this book to anyone who is interested. Its sitting on my bookshelf. Just PM me

Here are the links to the review:

http://www.horseboymovie.com/Book.php

http://www.horseboymovie.com/book-reviews.php

And the movie:

http://www.horseboymovie.com/Film.php

Thanks autumnbronze. It looks very touching. Where can i buy the book in Singapore?