All About Autism

[star89]

helplessmum3:

Mummies do u know where tO get those talk therapist tool? Like rubber stick .. I wan to stoP my son sudden out pour of droolings?

You can get it from therapy resources. I bought some speech tools from them to train my boy who is still mumbling one word.

I have been following this thread for a while since the kindergarten's teacher raise their concern to me.

I feel quite uneasy recently because I knew that the teacher told my friend who is working at church that my boy like to play alone, looking at his fingers himself and smile. Do you think this is right? The teacher should call me directly instead of telling my friend. My boy attends church kindergarten. There are about2 teacher plus asst to 30 children. Most of the time, they will leave my boy sitting play with his fingers alone while others doing the task assigned by teachers. My boy self help skill is not good, used to be served by helper.

I brought my boy to see doctor at CDU NUH. The doctor commented my boy responded quite well, if autism could be very mild, dont seem to have.

If the kid likes to play fingers, confirm autism? He is not angry if I distract him while he is playing his fingers. Other than fingers, he likes to watch his toes too.

Now, I am contemplating whether I should change his school. If change, He needs to adjust again. He is very slow to warm up in new environment.

[helplessmum3]

Thanks nugget…

Perfectly understood now!

Nugget!! My son come to me twice in a event n call out "mummy """"

In this 2.5yrs he never call me!! My tears hold …

I Dino about other ASD child at 2.5yo did they address their mummy . To me is really something I nevr get from him before today!!

[helplessmum3]

Star89…

Yr son teacher is very unethical !! She shdn’t share w others …

Did nuh refer yr son to physcologist yet ?

Btw how much the talk tool cost?

I just met at fren, she told me her son speak at 3.5 to 4 yo . During his k1 teachers say his son might be special needs too … She disbelieve and carry on per normal . When come to primary school , school also concern so school did a test n say his son just a late bloomer … Lucky her…

But as early intervention the better …
Hav or don’t hav get help is better then no help at all…

Anyway nuh pd is just a pd…

These pp just make worried patents more crazy zz.

Instead of guiding us…

Does yr son has good eye contact? Maybe yr son just speech delay due to his gum or jaw development issue ? Does yr son play w u? Share his joys w u by making u involve ?

[nugget]

Star89,


Autism is a spectrum. Looking at hands and toes alone doesnt qualify as under spectrum.

There are 3 main groups that your child must have shown problems in:
1. Lack of social interaction (eg: in school keep to himself, not interested in other peers, lack of eye contact when talking to you)
2. Communication - eg: lack of speech and can’t talk or express himself well
3. Behavioural problems or repetitive actions- unable to control his emotion or having repetitive actions like flapping, spinning and your constantly looking at fingers could fall under this category.

If your kid show no signs of concerns in 1 and 2 the that’s no need to worry to much.

[nugget]

helplessmum3:

Thanks nugget..

Perfectly understood now!

Nugget!! My son come to me twice in a event n call out \"mummy \"\"\"\"

In this 2.5yrs he never call me!! My tears hold ...

I Dino about other ASD child at 2.5yo did they address their mummy . To me is really something I nevr get from him before today!!

Congrats!! Celebrate all the milestons and continue your hardwork.

[helplessmum3]

ImMeeMee:

helplessmum3:

Mashy,


i know.. but still finding out .. hey I'm still learning what is autism ok....

u educated & powerful english mothers understand faster.. i have to check dictionary or google one de...

still trying to digest this web.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurodevelopmental_disorder

slowly, helplesslessmum, good to see that you are beginning to try ...

jiayou! :hugs:

Thank you

[helplessmum3]

nugget:

helplessmum3:

Thanks nugget..

Perfectly understood now!

Nugget!! My son come to me twice in a event n call out \"mummy \"\"\"\"

In this 2.5yrs he never call me!! My tears hold ...

I Dino about other ASD child at 2.5yo did they address their mummy . To me is really something I nevr get from him before today!!

Congrats!! Celebrate all the milestons and continue your hardwork.

[Lavina]

munchkukie:

me too...mu elder dd is having difficulty in answering inferential questions already...dunno how she will fare during PSLE in 3 years time.

Try to train her inferential skills in daily life. Eg say \"the laundry basket is so full; I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow morning\" then ask her why you said that. Reading comics like foxtrot, baby blues is also good because a lot of jokes need to be inferred. Doing more compre is certainly going to help also.

[Lavina]

Just want to share my own 2cents on Pathlight & mainstream.


I went to a Pathlight open house 8 years ago, when his p2 teacher casually suggested. At that time, the school was quite new with not many classes.
I think the main differences between Pathlight and mainstream are the teachers and students.

In Pathlight, teacher-student ratio is low; son had/still has at least 40 students in his classes.
The pathlight teachers are trained to handle meltdowns, sensory overload etc. They will probably tell you what happened during lesson and teach you how to handle situations.
Mainstream teachers have very little/no idea what to do. Thay will call to complain and ask you what to do.

I was at the canteen during recess during my Pathlight visit. It was a stark contrast to the chaos in mainstream school. The children ate their food in silence.
Mainstream students are chatty, boisterous and even mean. There will guarantee be some form of bullying and taunting, especially our children, especially in the absence of teachers; even in cyber space.

Overall, a child will be safe and well guided in Pathlight. He can probably learn better. There will be a lot less stress for both parents and child.
Mainstream = STRESS for both parents and child
But it builds character; it prepares them for war; and everyone needs to fight their own battle at some point in time.

Again, my visit to Pathlight was 8 years ago.

[phtthp]

is it possible to transfer a child from Pathlight primary back to Mainstream Secondary school later on ? anyone tried before ?