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[nugget]

Thanks Mashy,


How often do you attend the speech therapy at rehab? Now you son is still attending? If yes, How did he find the time to go since now he is in primary school.

[mashy]

nugget:

Thanks Mashy,


How often do you attend the speech therapy at rehab? Now you son is still attending? If yes, How did he find the time to go since now he is in primary school.

Once every 3 weeks for speech, OT and social skills. So works out to be about once a week. We book for the morning session before sch. So we have lunch in kkh and go straight to sch after that. I only arrange for one session each time at 10am coz that's the only time we have. They are quite punctual. So usually we can estimate the time better. We tried once at 9am, but that's too early and he's exhausted in the afternoon in school. Sometimes we couldn't get an appointment for 3 weeks apart, so plus minus lah. I'm not so particular with OT so I allow it to stretch to 4-5 weeks sometimes. My son's handwriting has improve a lot already so now it's more to get him to be able to do his work without being distracted.

[specialboymum]

Hi Mummies with kids in primary schools now,


How do you coach them in picture composition? My boy, like most ASD kids is quite literal. He can only tell what he see in the picture, but can’t really explain the story behind the picture

[mashy]

specialboymum:

Hi Mummies with kids in primary schools now,


How do you coach them in picture composition? My boy, like most ASD kids is quite literal. He can only tell what he see in the picture, but can't really explain the story behind the picture

Have u tried picture sequencing card games? U can try playing that, then just show one card and remove the rest of the cards and ask him what happens next. Then u can try asking what happens before the card.

Once he gets used to knowing that before and after concept, u can try with a random pic and ask what happens before and after and get him to build his story around it.

My son hasn't done composition yet, but I use this to teach him to tell me what happened. He always got his ideas jumbled up and couldn't tell me exactly what happened in sch. So I told him to remember that game and tell me like in the form of pic cards. He could then tell me sequentially what happened for me to understand what he is saying,

[ripley08]

Hi everyone,


I am new in this forum. I happened to see this topic on Austism, and i want to share my story.

My son got diagnose with Austism recently. But i have put him to Fei Yue Early Intervention Centre since Jan 2012. He shows alot of improvements after he attend at Fei Yue. He tends to speak up more. He started to call out names, like "Mummy", "Daddy", "Jie Jie" and etc. He also knows how to say "A, B, C to Z".

I did not expect much from him now. He is 3.5years old. I just hope that he can speak up and tell us what he wants.

Cynthia

[mashy]

ripley08:

Hi everyone,


I am new in this forum. I happened to see this topic on Austism, and i want to share my story.

My son got diagnose with Austism recently. But i have put him to Fei Yue Early Intervention Centre since Jan 2012. He shows alot of improvements after he attend at Fei Yue. He tends to speak up more. He started to call out names, like \"Mummy\", \"Daddy\", \"Jie Jie\" and etc. He also knows how to say \"A, B, C to Z\".

I did not expect much from him now. He is 3.5years old. I just hope that he can speak up and tell us what he wants.

Cynthia

Hi Cynthia!
Welcome!

3.5 is still young. My boy couldn't talk very well then too. He started talking at 2.5 yrs old. We have a video recording of him reading a book at 4 yrs old and we had a good laugh. His articulation is totally off and altho we know what he is reading, a stranger will think he's saying gibberish. My son is now 6 and altho still not talking very well is a lot better. He saw the video and he laughed at himself too. So, things will improve. it will get better.

[helplessmum3]

Mashy,


help! my son has stop crying when going to school for months already, recently he start crying again…

haiz. no point asking him why & what happen in school la, he duno how to answer… one… how to help him to answer , how to teach him question like this?

[mashy]

helplessmum3:

Mashy,,,


help! my son has stop crying when going to school for months already, recently he start crying again..

haiz. no point asking him why & what happen in school la, he duno how to answer... one... how to help him to answer , how to teach him question like this?

Your son is still young. And his language skills are not so strong right? Try yes no questions and talk to his teachers about it.

[helplessmum3]

Mashy,


he is almost 3yo already...

when ask him wat are u doing he will know how to say, for example if he eating rice, i ask him wat is he doing he will reply , eating rice & so on...

thats all

ask him what happen in school. sure cant make it.

one of his peer is able to tell his mom the child name who hit him u know.

so sad....

[mashy]

slmkhoo:

helplessmum3:

Mashy,


he is almost 3yo already...

when ask him wat are u doing he will know how to say, for example if he eating rice, i ask him wat is he doing he will reply , eating rice & so on...

thats all

ask him what happen in school. sure cant make it.

one of his peer is able to tell his mom the child name who hit him u know.

so sad....

I think you are expecting too much of your son. Even many NT kids of this age can't narrate a sequence events or give descriptions. Just because one kid (presumably NT and very advanced) can do it doesn't mean that all kids of this age can, what more a child with ASD. Try yes-no questions, try to guess what might have happened, and then double-check with his teachers.

I agree with simkhoo. U are expecting too much from your son. My gal can narrate a sequence. But she is NT and really advanced in her speech. Even I am surprised. She is considered one of the best in terms of speech compared with her 3 yr old peers.

When my son was 3, I will be happy if he can even say yes and no. He can't really talk much less answer questions. He only started giving me sequential narration this year at 6 yrs old. I had absolutely no idea what happened in sch. Even when he was bitten, he also can't tell who. When we went out and meet his classmates, he couldn't even recognize his classmate much less say the name of his classmate.

You must remember that u need to cater to his needs. He is not like others. But that is also nothing to be ashamed of. Every kid is different. I'm sure your kid is good at something that others aren't.