All About Autism

[helplessmum3]

i just know from my tailor her son is 17yo, still in special school call "orchid" duno way?

still duno how to interact…

he can know how to go take bus himself & cook for himself…

[helplessmum3]

Blokus:

Simkhoo: you are probably right. I reckon that's why my hub thinks our son is 'alright'. Even for me, when at home, I feel 'oh he's fine' but I cringe whenever we are out with our friends. 'cause it is obvious (to me) he's different & I almost always see confusion written on my friends' faces when talking to him. And I always have to explain what he's trying to say because he likes to give an answer with 'no head, no tail'. It's just that we are used to the way he talks & he knows that we understand him. I so wish we can fast forward the test. I need the answer now!!!!! :stompfeet:

i always explain \" oh he is dreaming, oh he is sleepy, he is hungry.'''''''''

does your son show interest to peer?

my son recently will approach & play .. but jus tap the girl and shy away & smile at... at times he will go out sudden go hug them.. or go touch & accidentally pinch them :P...

get him diagnose.. are u intend to go private or kkh? if $ is not a issue go private la.. KKH ok la. but they so protocol...

i stil haven get over my son condition. still crying & upset away.. cry until one eye got cataract.. so try not to cry too much. but i noe its hard..

he already 5yo..quickly get help for him please... btw, what is fleeting eye contact?

when i ask my son, how are you , he wil say I'm fine thank you, when ask what your name he will say\"my name is xxxxx\" tat because i thought him..

but what i ask him \"what happen\" he will say \"what happen angrily\" ????

my friend these days so get to to help,, tiny little thing which he can do also ask for him.... he is very playful now... come blow me, tap me. giggling away & playing my knee or elbow.... go to my back & try to blow onto my skin to make virbrat sounds....


ASD desperately need us to guide & help him ..... they are dying inside for pp to guide & help them... as much they wanted too.. the more you push them the more the like you...... tat y some say they love challenge..

so please go for assessment as soon as possible, my son progress very fast ever since he got diagnosed in April and we find ways to help him with this definite diagnose....

[mashy]

Blokus:

Simkhoo: you are probably right. I reckon that's why my hub thinks our son is 'alright'. Even for me, when at home, I feel 'oh he's fine' but I cringe whenever we are out with our friends. 'cause it is obvious (to me) he's different & I almost always see confusion written on my friends' faces when talking to him. And I always have to explain what he's trying to say because he likes to give an answer with 'no head, no tail'. It's just that we are used to the way he talks & he knows that we understand him. I so wish we can fast forward the test. I need the answer now!!!!! :stompfeet:

I don't think my son is that gifted. Obsessed yes, but gifted not really. I think anyone who is obsessed enough can master something. I guess we do need these kind of pp in our society. If not like what temple grandin said, we will still be living on caves. Hahaha!

I'm very open about my son's condition ESP with my close friends. It's them who kept saying, no lah, I don't think so. To me, it is ok. Everyone has our own quirkiness. If they see him with different eyes, then i don't mind losing this kind of 'friend'. I just want him to be hardworking and cope with it. He had such high inertia now and it's so frustrating for me. He moves like a snail, talks like one. Sigh. Ok, when he runs, I cannot catch up with him. But when I ask him to do something, it takes so long. :stompfeet:
And coz of his speech difficulty, he talks monotone and very slowly. I have to be so patient with him to finish his sentence ESP when it's a quote from books that he had told me many times. Now I can even finish his quotes for him. And I thought letting him read fiction books are good! :stupid: should switch him back to his science books. Less chances to quote.

[Gifts from Heaven]

Hi,


I’ve been lurking here for a while. DS, who is 5+ yrs, has been recently diagnosed with Aspergers’ Syndrome. Would like to know if anyone here could recommend a centre that conducts social skills playgroup.

Thanks.

[Blokus]

Helplessmum3:

He generally does not have interest with his peers but yet is aware of them. I’ve also seen him playing non-verbal games with his peers like throwing ball, simmon say type of game, board games etc. He doesn’t initiate play.

We are under subsidized with NUH. We opened a case with them since my son was 2.5 years old. So, quite fortunate. Actually, the waiting time wasn’t very long. But we are considering going private however, we have to wait for the report to see which areas he need help.

Fleeting eye contact means he looks at people in the eye for a second and looks away and back.

When was your son diagnose?

Mashy: oh I see. Hmmm, I won’t say my son is obsessed with a topic, he has preferred interests. Yup, I’ve also told a few of my friends. They also went ‘NO LAH!’. But after telling them it’s possible, I feel they show more attention & love towards my son. So that’s comforting to know. The good thing is my son doesn’t behave oddly just socially awkward I.e unable to express himself very well.

Gifts from heaven: I’m no expert but recently I’ve known a few places that provide therapy or intervention. They are, Leapfrog, polliwogs, Royce gym. May I know your child’s symptoms? Sorry, just very curious cause I’m eager to know where my boy stand.

[Double E]

Gifts from Heaven:

Hi,


I've been lurking here for a while. DS, who is 5+ yrs, has been recently diagnosed with Aspergers' Syndrome. Would like to know if anyone here could recommend a centre that conducts social skills playgroup.

Thanks.

Hi, u can try Weecare. They hv a branch pop Tanglin Mall. Very nice teachers and the lessons are interesting . Per term is abt $550-$600.

[Double E]

I mean opp Tanglin Mall. They specialist in social group therapy.

[ImMeeMee]

Gifts from Heaven:

Hi,


I've been lurking here for a while. DS, who is 5+ yrs, has been recently diagnosed with Aspergers' Syndrome. Would like to know if anyone here could recommend a centre that conducts social skills playgroup.

Thanks.

Centres like Weecare, Kaleidoscope and Dynamics offer social skills programs. I have not tried any of them though I have made some enquiries. I think you need to speak to their therapists to know whether their programs suit your child's specific needs.

Hope this helps.

[Gifts from Heaven]

Thanks Blokus and Double E.


Double E:
Do you hv any experience with Weecare - Tanglin?
Do you kn what they do in their lessons?
If not convenient to share here, plse PM me.
Thanks

Blokus:
My boy's symptoms:-
1) Poor social skills with peers - He plays mostly on his own or alongside them. He is ok with family members.
2) No/Limited functional play - He needs to be taught how to play things like cars, cooking sets, etc, and when at the playground, he just stares at the slides, climbing frames.
3) Lacks empathy - just do things the way he likes with no consideration of others eg kicks me when he gets excited, crash down and land on his classmates when he is bored, beat or push his classmates when he wants to get ahead, disturbs the toys of other kids when they are playing (for reasons we still dun kn).
4) Perfectionist
5) Poor awareness of social cues/environment - challenge authority
6) Temper tantrums n meltdowns which can turn aggressive - so v v difficult to discipline him
7) Whines a lot - refuses to use speech to say what he wants, even though he can talk well
High IQ - We found out in the assessmt
Apart fr the social aspects, he is ok. Basically, if u dun kn he has Aspergers, he would just come across as a spoilt brat (n me the permissive mum...hahaha!)

[Gifts from Heaven]

Thanks ImMeeMee.