All About Autism

[schweppes]

:congrats: Nugget on baby 3. :rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:

[Double E]

Desertwind

Thanks for your encouragement. I spoke to my boy’s OT yesterday and she shared with me some possibilities why my boy reacted this way. She said that I need to prep him and if he don’t want to do a certain activity, I wait and give him sometime before asking him again. I will try this tactic the next time.

And today my boy’s OT taught us how to do brushing on him. I hope to see some good effects out of it, cross my fingers. But this is a lot of commitment as the brushing has to be frequent, must be careful that I do it correctly and after brushing, he needs to do some heavy work for 15mins. Really challenging for a FTWM like me. But I will just try my best and bring along the brush everywhere I go.

Helplessmum
I strongly believe that if the ASD kid is smart and can learn, they will apply it someday. My colleague’s brother-in-law has ASD, he is a grown up now. Though still single and not working, he makes his living by trading stocks and doing quite well too. Previously, he was a game developer and won many competitions. That’s why while I put in effort on helping my boy with his life skills, I do not neglect academic because I think is equally impt. If they can do well academically, it will help to boost their confidence. Even if is not academic, I hope to keep trying and find out what my boy is good and build on that.

And the difference between a NT and ASD kid, to me the main difference is that my girl’s tantrum is very manageable and she is patient. With her, I don’t get so worked up easily and I don’t have to constantly keep my eye on her to see what she is doing. For my boy, I have to and stop him immediately in case he does his visual stimming again.

[Double E]

BTW mummies, did you review your kids insurance after you found out about his / her condition? If not, better do it soon. I just bought two more insurance for my boy yesterday, before he go for his full assessment in two years time. I heard that once officially diagnose, getting insurance is harder.

[Double E]

nugget:

Thank ImMeeMee and Mashy, dunno how am I gonna handle 3. Lol...


KKH now have this programmed called \"it takes 2 to talk\". I thinking of enrolling myself or my hb. It's a course by hanen which all sg SLT attended as well.

But KKH told me it might not be useful for my ASD boy but they are willing to see my boy to see if he will benefit if parents attend this course.

Anyone whose kids need help in the speech n language development might want to reach out to KKH to ask more abt this course. They only run a few times per yr.

Nugget, I attended the course before and even bought the book from Pathlight. Is really a good course, the techniques are easy to apply and can be applied everyday anytime

[helplessmum3]

written by who, Double E?

[helplessmum3]

mashy:

Helplessmum

Whatever makes u think that ASD cannot live independently???!!!! They can. Just not now as a kid. All kids can't anyway.

And NT kid has more interaction, shows u things, have imaginary play and ask u to Join in their tea parties, gives opinions, compliments, tells u when she's scared and not scream etc. I can hold a decent conversation with my gal (back and forth) by the time she's 2.5 or maybe younger. Then again, her speech dev is amazing, way advanced even compared to average kids.

i not sure, cuz i keep seeing mummies here say their NT kids can take care of thier ASD mah, so is like they cant live indepeandantly wat? tat y i ask why?

[Double E]

helplessmum3:

written by who, Double E?

Erm, not sure who are the authors by is by the Hanen company. You can google the book \"It takes two to Talk\"

[helplessmum3]

Double E:

BTW mummies, did you review your kids insurance after you found out about his / her condition? If not, better do it soon. I just bought two more insurance for my boy yesterday, before he go for his full assessment in two years time. I heard that once officially diagnose, getting insurance is harder.

at their age now only can buy medishield right?

i bot the one when he born, enuf anot ah?

[helplessmum3]

slmkhoo:

mashy:

Helplessmum

Whatever makes u think that ASD cannot live independently???!!!! They can. Just not now as a kid. All kids can't anyway.

And NT kid has more interaction, shows u things, have imaginary play and ask u to Join in their tea parties, gives opinions, compliments, tells u when she's scared and not scream etc. I can hold a decent conversation with my gal (back and forth) by the time she's 2.5 or maybe younger. Then again, her speech dev is amazing, way advanced even compared to average kids.

ASD is a huge continuum, and so the range of abilities is very wide. My daughter is mildly ASD, and although she certainly can't live independently now (at 15yo), I am sure that she will be able to later on. Maybe not at 18yo, but by the time she is in her 20s, I think she will have mastered the main basic skills to manage a household and live independently - we're working towards that anyway! I don't say she will cope well with unexpected things, but day to day stuff should be fine. I hope she will have developed a network of friends and relatives who she can call on for advice and help by then.

I also have a NT child, and yes, the interaction with her is different. I really appreciate having her around (apart from just being herself) as she models a lot of the things we have to teach the ASD girl, and she provides a more complete social environment in the home. And since they are both girls, they can hang out with friends and go to activities together sometimes. My NT girl is very accommodating to her sister even though she is 2 yrs younger.

also girls are more interactive then boys right?
i always here this, some NT girl can even interact very well at 16months..

[Double E]

Helplessmum

No lah, you can buy as many as you want. No restriction to just medishield. U can buy hospitalisation plan, endowment, life insurance, critical illness etc.

I just upgraded my boy’s insurance plan, just in case (tough wood) if he needs the money next time, he doesn’t need to depend on anyone but covered by insurance.