All About Autism

[Audvis]

Hi lavina and pingsped

Thanks for yr replies!

[mashy]

My son is going for the psychological test. May I know what to expect?

[ImMeeMee]

mashy:

My son is going for the psychological test. May I know what to expect?

we did ours with a private psychologist when my dd was 3 yo.

she interviewed the parents on the child's daily life activities and behaviour and recorded results on a checklist. she did some games and activities with the child and recorded results on a checklist.

so I felt the test itself was quite alright.

the rough part was when we went for the results of the psychological test, and when the psychologist confirmed the diagnosis in our face. that was when i broke down right in front of her, as the emotions could not be contained though I worked very hard to prepare myself mentally.

that was my experience. just sharing what to expect for the potential emotional ups and downs, whatever the results of the test may be.

all the best on your test, sincerely.

[anewme]

Brain Gym, generally, can help all children. How beneficial it is - depends on each child. Bridging Talents has classes for BrainGym, conducted by Ms Tan Li-Anne.


Nana Loo:
For list of early intervention centres, check out Centre for Enabled Living website. Personally, I think if your child is of mild autism, u may try ARC. Nowadays, many presch accept children wif autism. Better to get one which has low teacher to student ratio. Most important is parental involvement in the child learning journey esp. in his early years. Ask teacher what u can teach him at home, to reinforce whatever he had learnt in sch.

[Kukana]

Hi, Anyone can recommend a home tuition or group tuition (west area) for autistic child in primary 4? How much is the fee?

[mashy]

Hi!

Went for the psychology test yesterday and my ds is diagnosed with high functioning autism. Because he is pleasant and easy going, plus above average IQ, the psychologist thinks he can go mainstream school. He is starting P1 next yr. I have given my consent for them to contact the school.

May I know by letting the (MOE) know, how will it affect his future? Friends have been telling me about how it will leave a record etc. But how will it affect him? Will it be more difficult for him to enroll in schs after pri sch? Will they put a mark on his leaving cert? Will it affect him if he should apply for scholarships or apply for jobs in future?

[DesertWind]

mashy:

Hi!

Went for the psychology test yesterday and my ds is diagnosed with high functioning autism. Because he is pleasant and easy going, plus above average IQ, the psychologist thinks he can go mainstream school. He is starting P1 next yr. I have given my consent for them to contact the school.

May I know by letting the (MOE) know, how will it affect his future? Friends have been telling me about how it will leave a record etc. But how will it affect him? Will it be more difficult for him to enroll in schs after pri sch? Will they put a mark on his leaving cert? Will it affect him if he should apply for scholarships or apply for jobs in future?

Dear mashy,

Please read this thread \"To declare or not to declare\":

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=26187&start=10
:celebrate:

[KC Quek]

If I want to work with the school teacher, I will share with the school teacher. If not, I will need to do all the education myself. So, I declare. having say that, as parent, I am still accountable for my son growing up learning process. My son is Sec 1 now.

[millan]

2ppaamm:

pingsped:

Hi 2ppaamm


Thanks for sharing.

Can u PM the contact and any website? would like to pass that info to some parents. Some parents are not very discerning but they have not many options left, having tried just about everything.

Have u talked to your son abt his condition? What is his take on this latest therapy? How does it, in his view, help him?

I'm glad u found something that's working for your son :celebrate:

Hi Pingsped,

I will PM you his contact and his clinic details in Singapore.

I was recommended to see this scientist by my son's OT. The OT did some tests on my son and found that he does not have a ear dominance which is rare. His auditory senses also fatiques easily. So the OT suggested I go to this scientist.

At the lab with the scientist, my son did not seem to have problems with ear dominance, and he can also filter out noises. So all those talks about SID does not seem to show up upon further tests. He also went on to observe and test his vision versus auditory skills. While his auditory skills is about that of an average person, his visionary skills was three times faster. His aim was to match those. We came to about twice since the last check.

Since last year, I have started to speak to my son about his auditory condition, and he is now bigger and more aware, so he becomes more aware not everyone experiences things like he does. I told him it is a gift and not a deficiency. However, to handle this 'gift', he has to know how others view and experience differently and he therefore has to adjust and act socially responsibly to be acceptable. For example, it is not normal for others to hear a person whispering across a 50m pool. When he does, he has to explain to his coach how he knows someone is gossiping about.

He begins to see things from other people's perspective a bit more now. For example, when the rains was beating against the window, he asked me, \"Do you know that sounds like this? \" He clapped his hands loudly. So now, whenever his ears are hurting from noises too loud for him, he tells me nicely that his ears hurt instead of throwing a tantrum. He still goes into a room and hide and cried once when the car alarm went off, as the ringing in his ears continued for five days.

When I brought him to the German scientist, I didn't want him to feel that he has some kind of deficiency. I told him that the scientist is a genius (and he is) and the genius will bring out the genius in my son. I told DS2 that he will teach him how to bring out the best in himself, and make him function well in the classroom and get along socially. We went in with that aim.

I spoke to him just 3 days ago. DS2 loves to go to the lab as there are always fun games to do and he loves the challenges the scientist poses to him. I think this is the first time DS2 enjoys going for any kind of therapy.

I did not ever imagine sessions like these can ever make any change to anyone but I was proven wrong. This is still very early but in this very short time, it has worked miraculously for me. I am praying that this is a long term change.

Meanwhile, the scientist also asked me to do a lot of coaching on my own. For example, when we work on strategizing, I will make him plan and organize during the week. Getting him to think ahead, plan in advance, think about plan B's and contingencies. These are skills he never had before. He is now quite strategic and able to see a few moves ahead (and many times better than me).

The scientist told me that his program works best with younger kids (my son is already 11) and the more ASD ones. But it worked for my son anyway.

My son just want to blend in the crowd and attend a normal school, and foster some great friendships. So far, he managed to do so with great success. He is a simple boy with a complicated problem. We'll peel the onion layer by layer and we are confident we will get there one day.

Hi ,

My son is an Asperger , can I have the the contact and can you tell me what test will they go thru.. My son is high functioning . The doc at CDC said not much intervention required. but I dun how to deal w his behavior..

Thks

[specialboymum]

Hi all,


I’m new to this forum. My boy is also on ASD spectrum. He was formally diagnose when he was 3 and at 5, he is diagnose with dypraxia
He has been attending therapy sessions since diagnosis, improve a lot but still a big gap compare with his normal peers. He still have sensory issues and he couldn’t sit still when stressed out. Today is his first day at a mainstream primary 1 and I feel so bad that he is causing additional work for his teachers…

I have also sign him up with hand-in-hand OT but also on waiting list. Now looking for alternative for his sensory issues.