All About Autism

[mashy]

helplessmum3:

mashy:

[quote=\"helplessmum3\"]Just spoke to a colleague his daughter is same age as my son.. His typical daughter already cOmmunicating w him . She will ask him if he taken his meal n

Ask what he eat...

Will our ASD able to do these eventually ?

Yes, he will.

Alright !! Roughy at what age?[/quote]Can't remember exactly when. It just gradually happened. Just try talking to him often. Never mind even when he doesn't reply. There will come a time he will.

[ImMeeMee]

helplessmum3:

ImMeeMee,

I'm not sure if he is advance..

Ok I understand now wat are actions words. May I use run instead of runing ? The. 'Ing' is it hard for him to understand ?

sure you can! my flash cards have 'ing' so I conveniently tell you 'ing' ... (see, i no professional )

actually there is no hard and fast rule of what to do and what not to do once you know the broad principles which I have tried to outline. the key is always to start with basics and work your way up.

please also do not expect immediate results. many a times i see my dd3 not responding but one day ... poof ... it suddenly comes on. there are also days where she seems to regress from her baseline ... and then after that quantum leap again. they can be unpredictable at times so dont get frustrated or feel defeated if these happen. in any case, accept that this is a life long journey of to and fro.

共勉之 ...

[specialboymum]

Lavina:

helplessmum3:

Lavina, yr son in path light ? What is inferential mean ?

Hello,
my son is in mainstream secondary school.

Inferential questions means the students must infer the answer which is not stated in the passage.

For eg, the gingerbread man story. Everyone asks the gingerbread man to stop running but the gingerbread man keeps running.

Q: why everyone asks the gingerbread man to stop running?
A: because they want to eat him.

Q: why the gingerbread man keeps on running?
A: because he does not want to be eaten.

so when you read stories to your child, remember to ask him WHY :scratchhead: .

Hi, anybody have any link to good online resources on how to teach inferential question? Not just \"why\" questions, but I hope to guide him to interpret situation, for example, when I show him a picture of a boy sweating under a scorching sun, he should be able to tell me \"it is a hot day.\"

[windie]

My son's teachers have asked that i consider a shadow teacher to help him in school. Does anyone have any good recommendations and also can you share your experience on what to expect from the shadow teacher? I'm really stressed out just thinking about how to pay for the teacher

[munchkukie]

Hi windie,

are u under any private education psychologist? If u are, then can ask them for recommendations. I got mine though the psychologist…

The shadow teacher will look out for things that the child can improve on such as socialising, bad habits to break and will not try to be very obvious that she is targetting the child. Once the child is able to handle on his/her own, the shadow teacher will fade out.

[specialboymum]

Hi Windie,


You can try these 2. I have previously contacted them but my son's school principal isn't keen on outsider in the class so we didn't proceed with hiring a shadow

Live & Learn: http://www.liveandlearnasia.com/

Nurture Pods: http://www.nurturepods.com/index.html

[nugget]

munchkukie:

Hi windie,

are u under any private education psychologist? If u are, then can ask them for recommendations. I got mine though the psychologist...

The shadow teacher will look out for things that the child can improve on such as socialising, bad habits to break and will not try to be very obvious that she is targetting the child. Once the child is able to handle on his/her own, the shadow teacher will fade out.

Munchkukie,

Can I know how much you pay for your shadow teacher? Will he / she be there with the kid thoughout the class from Monday - Friday?

I read from papers it say cost abt $4k-$5k per month. Is it really that expensive?

[munchkukie]

My shadow teacher is charging $60 for first 2 hours and $25 for every subsequent hour. She’s in the class for 3 hr per day. Then she change the two to 2.5 hr when my girl is able to cope better. So it will cost abt $1.2k monthly.

[nugget]

I see. Thanks! I will see when my time comes and see if a shadow teacher is still required.

[windie]

munchkukie:

My shadow teacher is charging $60 for first 2 hours and $25 for every subsequent hour. She's in the class for 3 hr per day. Then she change the two to 2.5 hr when my girl is able to cope better. So it will cost abt $1.2k monthly.

Thanks munchkukie, ru still using her? Is she effective? I really worry if i dont find a good one and also if his friends would laugh at him