All About Autism

[lavendery]

Some examples of sensory problems are spinning, walking with tip toes, shaking head, head banging, rocking body, flapping arms, walking around, sensitive to certain textures etc.


Please correct me if I’m wrong. Thanks

[schweppes]

helplessmum3:

Thank u, thank u very much all.


What is sensory problem mean?

He loves to feel all kinds of texture. He enjoys sands, brush,water and all..

Actually sensory issues mean that the child has difficulties or problems with one or some of the 5 senses. For example:

Tactile (touch) - child is sensitive to walking on sand, grass; wearing new clothes or certain types of fabric which scratches his skin

Auditory (hearing) - sensitive to sounds or loud sounds; they may cover their ears. Sometimes if they the surrounding sound is not loud (to us) but it is amplifying to the child, it will hurt the child and he will cover his ears. This means that what is \"normal\" to us can be 10 times louder to them

Smell - sensitive to certain smells; their sense of smell could be very acute or deficient, it depends from child to child.

Sight - sensitive to light or even camera flash

Taste - this affects the oral cavity (mouth area)

There are plenty books in the library which one can borrow on sensory disorders and the different interventions or strategies to help the child overcome the difficulites. A good OT will help to alleviate and moderate the child's sensory issues

[helplessmum3]

Sorry in reading via iPhone. Tonight will login via laptop so I can reply clearly…


Really thanks so much for everyone here to share n care.

[specialboymum]

schweppes:

helplessmum3:

Thank u, thank u very much all.


What is sensory problem mean?

He loves to feel all kinds of texture. He enjoys sands, brush,water and all..

Actually sensory issues mean that the child has difficulties or problems with one or some of the 5 senses. For example:

Tactile (touch) - child is sensitive to walking on sand, grass; wearing new clothes or certain types of fabric which scratches his skin

Auditory (hearing) - sensitive to sounds or loud sounds; they may cover their ears. Sometimes if they the surrounding sound is not loud (to us) but it is amplifying to the child, it will hurt the child and he will cover his ears. This means that what is \"normal\" to us can be 10 times louder to them

Smell - sensitive to certain smells; their sense of smell could be very acute or deficient, it depends from child to child.

Sight - sensitive to light or even camera flash

Taste - this affects the oral cavity (mouth area)

There are plenty books in the library which one can borrow on sensory disorders and the different interventions or strategies to help the child overcome the difficulites. A good OT will help to alleviate and moderate the child's sensory issues

the sensory issues usually varies from kids to kids, while some are hypersensitive and some others like my son is 'under' sensitive. The problem arises from being over or under sensitive is lack of the ability to regulate themselves, which may result in behavior like meltdown, not able to focus, lack of eye contact, speech and language, anxiety etc.

[helplessmum3]

What is meltdown means?


Why society wan to labelled extraordinary kids. Too high iq or too sharps also wrong

[2ppaamm]

You know, don’t label the kid so fast. Mine was labelled too quickly and I spent literally tens of thousands only to find that he was misdiagnosed and went in circles. If the kid is only 2.5 years, can’t we just spend more time and work on little projects. He might just turn back to normal.


Money is besides the issue, the kid’s self-esteem could be dented forever. I struggled so hard to get out of the loop, and put my son on the recovery road, I don’t hope to see someone falling into it. Having said that, if he truly needs help, there’s no need to get a label to get help. JMHO.

[helplessmum3]

2ppaamm,


Heard if not labbelled we can’t get help at subsidize rate in Singapore …,

I’m so confuse now. I’m average income Singaporean who can’t give uP Job. My family need me…

Shd I or shdnt get him labelled …

[mashy]

Helplessmum


U don’t need a label to get subsidized rates. Label is useful only in sch if he needs special attn or needs to go special sch.

U just need to go polyclinic to get subsidized rates. Altho my son is also under kkh, he is not with the child dev section therapists. He is with rehab therapists in kkh. There is no such thing as only 6 sessions at the rehab side. He has been there for 2 yrs. Sometimes, we can do speech therapy at two week intervals. He attended the sch readiness Prog org by the therapists last dec. I’m going to send him for social skills group next. I wonder how different are the therapists in both sections and which is more effective. After I saw the pd at CDC, she didn’t even refer us to any in house therapists and immediately told me to check out pte ones. Anyway, I’m trying out with the rehab therapists and see if it’s works first.

[mashy]

We also did SPOT feeding clinics at rehab to address his feeding sensory issues.

[helplessmum3]

Rehab? What e the diff what kind of cateria ? For their therapy ! Handicap?