All About Autism

[schweppes]

chibi:

hehe mashy i take it as a compliment from the teacher . :evil:

my gal too, has become more outspoken.
i actually think pri school seems to be doing them good :rahrah:

wait till there get into secondary school, they will do even better :rahrah: :rahrah:

[munchkukie]

really hope so…girl is in P3 now, still introvert and passive in school

[nugget]

I read that for ASD kids, some will get better as they grow older (esp if you have intro early intervention before). As these kids grow bigger, they become more aware of their differences amongst the typical kids. And they would need to put in effort to integrate. Happy for you guys that your kids are doing well

[mashy]

Hehe, I once read something posted online about autism.


A mother asked her son how was sch and he said he was punished that day for talking to his friends. She immediately called up her friends and told them the news, delighting in the fact that he talked long enough to his friends to get caught.

[ImMeeMee]

dear mashy, specialboymum and chibi


your posts on your ups and downs for your children at P1 are really inspiring. I too am worried about dd3 when its time for her to go P1 in two years time, and this is one of the major things that keeps me restless. good to see that you have crossed the bridge and are coping.

in the meantime, could you kindly share what were your experiences in K1 and K2 before going to P school. did you send your children to special ed pre-school, or to mainstream pre-school/childcare, or both.

the reason I am asking is that dd3 is at K1 age this year, and is currently in a special ed pre-school under EIPIC. for some reason, we have yet to send her to a mainstream childcare centre, and I have been wondering whether this is a gap.

I have been told that a child needs mainstream environment for social interaction with neurotypical peers. I do observe that the environment under special ed pre-school is definitely more controlled and thus may have certain constraints. dd3 plays with her sisters at home, sometimes appropriately and sometimes inappropriately. she is beginning to show interest in her younger cousins when they visit on weekends.

Should we add on mainstream childcare environment at this juncture, we would also need to consider other issues like whether we are overloading her, and logistics as well. so there are pros and cons both ways.

Appreciate if you could share with me your own experience for my learning. TIA.

[mashy]

ImMeeMee:

dear mashy, specialboymum and chibi


your posts on your ups and downs for your children at P1 are really inspiring. I too am worried about dd3 when its time for her to go P1 in two years time, and this is one of the major things that keeps me restless. good to see that you have crossed the bridge and are coping.

in the meantime, could you kindly share what were your experiences in K1 and K2 before going to P school. did you send your children to special ed pre-school, or to mainstream pre-school/childcare, or both.

the reason I am asking is that dd3 is at K1 age this year, and is currently in a special ed pre-school under EIPIC. for some reason, we have yet to send her to a mainstream childcare centre, and I have been wondering whether this is a gap.

I have been told that a child needs mainstream environment for social interaction with neurotypical peers. I do observe that the environment under special ed pre-school is definitely more controlled and thus may have certain constraints. dd3 plays with her sisters at home, sometimes appropriately and sometimes inappropriately. she is beginning to show interest in her younger cousins when they visit on weekends.

Should we add on mainstream childcare environment at this juncture, we would also need to consider other issues like whether we are overloading her, and logistics as well. so there are pros and cons both ways.

Appreciate if you could share with me your own experience for my learning. TIA.

I sent my boy to mainstream childcare. He has some nurturing classmates who will help him along. Like when a boy snatched his toy, another gal will come over, take it back to give to my boy, then send him off to play elsewhere. He was still 'blur blur' and wasn't really aware of what's going on. I'm really thankful that he had nurturing classmates to help him.

I changed sch before coz the teachers and principal from the prev kindy wasn't supportive. So u may need to change schs if u can't find the right fit. Also, our kids need extra patience from the teacher, so it's important we get support from the teacher and principal. I only got him diagnosed towards the end of k2 so in a way it's good. Some schs will reject once they know it's special needs. I'm thankful that his teachers just thought of his high inertia as laziness. They only highlighted that he couldn't write well so we did OT on that. I'm surprised they could even understand him at nursery level when I myself couldn't understand his poor articulation. Lol.

We have not gone thru eipic, so dunno how they work. I think u can try out mainstream and see how he fits in. If cannot then change or withdraw.

[blesseddad]

I still have some DVDs to give away, please let me know how you would like to receive them.


See my earlier posts http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?p=722344#p722344

[happystar]

Dear Parents,


It’s really great to hear your children are settling well in mainstream primary schools. Does anyone know which schools in the Central area are supportive of high functioning ASD children? My child is registering for P1 this year.

[chibi]

hi ImMeeMee,

my daughter goes to mainstream Kindergarten at PAP.
it wasn't a smooth journey tho her form teacher was stil abit ok.i remember her principal even give me option not to let my daughter get her kindergarten graduation certificate on stage during the ceremony saying that she might not be able to manage the loud noises.
my poor gal was sitting with me at the audience seat while her classmates n school mates go up to get their graduation certificate. she was asking me why she don't need to go up
but she was a good sport tho, clapping for her friends on the stage as they perform and took their certificates.
my daughter wasn't really participative during her kindergarten days as she will often be sitting alone , or out of the circle of friends.
the teacher doesn't really prompt her to play with her friends either, jus tell me let her be :siao:
i send my daughter to speech therapy, Occupational therapy as well as group therapy for social skills. she has been improving from what i see.
my mum was also saying she is really different now in primary school . seems to enjoy her school days more than her kindergarten days.
i think because she was often left alone during her kindy days, so she feel like it is ok not to join in with her friends when they play. :gloomy:
her principal asked me to defer her for another yr for primary school, citing that it may be better for her as she wil have another yr to improve on her social skills. i was in a dilemna really, but thinking, another 1 more yr for her to be left alone????
i am glad i make the right choice to let her go on to p1 :rahrah:

[helplessmum3]

Hi mummies. Who child are in primary school. May I know at what age they start to talk or communicate w you like how is school

N what happen in school. What they enjoy.

Or when ask them they know What u are asking