All About Autism

[Blokus]

nugget:

Yup, I agreed with Blokus, my son also can answer if I give him multiple choice questions. Today he went for an excursion at the toy museum. I ask him what did he see there? He say \"down there have mickey and minnie mouse, have or dun have?\"..
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Alamak! I can imagine my son saying something like that too! Maybe they should be friends who can understand each other! :celebrate:

[nugget]

Blokus,


Your son speak like that too? I thought only my son speak like this…

[mashy]

nugget:

mashy:

Have u ever played a simulation game? The characters have 100 points each and you have to decide how much percent each category gets eg personality, skills, magic, strength etc. so u can have an average and spread out evenly on all categories. Or u can put a lot on strength and his magic suffers etc. so similarly, our kids are weak in something. But that also probably means they are strong in something else. U just need to find what it is and hone his skills. If everybody are the same, then the world will collapse. We need artists, politicians, scientists, doctors, workers, musicians etc. we can't have all doctors or all scientists. So accept your child as he is. He may be the next scientist or computer programmer. All these don't need to talk a lot. So why be so bothered by it?

Hi Mashy,

You are a gamer ah? Your description makes me miss the good old days when I am gaming :love:

Hehe, just during sch days. Now not so much such games anymore.

[mashy]

nugget:

Blokus:

My son also couldn't tell me what happened in school at 3 years old. I was taught to give him multiple choice answers to help him relate to us what goes on in school. Like 'did you cry because teacher scolded you or you don't want mummy to go?' etc. And yes, try asking questions that requires only 'yes' 'no' answers. Don't give up, it will get better.

Now my son can tell me a little detail of his day in school although he can be quite incoherent. Sometimes I have to ask alot of questions to get an idea, especially if it's new experience for him.

Don't give up! :rahrah:

Yup, I agreed with Blokus, my son also can answer if I give him multiple choice questions. Today he went for an excursion at the toy museum. I ask him what did he see there? He say \"down there have mickey and minnie mouse, have or dun have?\"..

Although his sentence structure is totally off, but I am happy that at least he tell me he saw mickey and minnie mouse.. We got to totally understand our child in order to help him or her. Know him/her inside out.. Then what I did was I corrected him, I say \"Oh you saw Mickey and Minnie Mouse in the museum?\". Then he say yes, then i asked him to repeat after me \"I saw mickey and minnie mouse in the toy museum\".

Then I went off to ask him if he see who else which, super man? Elmo etc..

Haha, my boy's sentence structure is also very bad. That's why we always scratch our heads when he's trying to tell us something. Had to help him break it down into bite size for him to be able to tell us. Like today, I got him to relate what happened on his way to lunch to his daddy.

Oh, and I'm so happy today. We met my ex classmate while out today. He not only greeted my friend, he was also able to carry a simple conversation with her. He didn't keep quiet and ignored her like what he usually does.

[Blokus]

nugget:

Blokus,


Your son speak like that too? I thought only my son speak like this...

Yah! I showed my hub what you wrote, he smiled coz he could relate to your son's way of speaking too! The style is very similar! Like say if he's pretending a part of our house is the lift, he will come to me & say 'the lift is here, is it? Is it?' And yah, when relating about his day he use the word 'here' inappropriately too. Like he was telling me there was dental check in school he said ' the nurse is waiting here' when it should be 'waiting in the classroom' or he can say 'i put my bag here' when he should say 'i put my bag on the shelf in school' etc.

[Blokus]

mashy:

Haha, my boy's sentence structure is also very bad. That's why we always scratch our heads when he's trying to tell us something. Had to help him break it down into bite size for him to be able to tell us. Like today, I got him to relate what happened on his way to lunch to his daddy.

Oh, and I'm so happy today. We met my ex classmate while out today. He not only greeted my friend, he was also able to carry a simple conversation with her. He didn't keep quiet and ignored her like what he usually does.

Awesome! Well done! Mine also tend to ignore questions directed at him. But when i nag at him to 'answer the question!' he can even when i don't repeat the question. So I think he heard the question but either choose not to respond or what :?

I'm also very happy today. He voluntarily told me things that happened at school today. Whoohoooooo! We've got good reasons to cheer! :celebrate:

[helplessmum3]

Thanks thanks mummies,


Understand now… I will try these out for yes n no answer.

I never do before ,

[dynamic1]

Good day parents, we're a group of J1 students currently working on our A level H1 Project Work (PW) project and we would like to gather your valuable feedback on the effectiveness of current therapies available for children with autism as well as your opinion on the creation of a structured sports program for them.


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Thank you so much for your kind attention!

[happyheart]

Does anyone has experience with Chithra from Kaleidoscope Therapy Centre? Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks.

[chibi]

my daughter, who is in P1 seems to have mood swings this week .

She was late for school today, because she refused to wear her school uniform. sigh, she wore her uniform then she took it off and told me that she doesn't want to go school.
I asked her why, she can't give me a reason.
After talking to her for like 5 mins, on why she has to go to school, she finally wore her school uniform.
But she was late , for around 10 mins.
Her mood swings happen suddenly and goes away very quickly too.
She was ok when on the way to school, and wave goodbye to me happily at the main gate.
But i was like, what happen actually?
She is having her CA this week, and today is her chinese paper.
I was thinking isit because she feels stressed?
But she seems always the cool cool type during previous tests.
I confided in one of my colleague about this morning, she told me to take it easy, saying normal kids also have mood swings, and even adults have them too.Its's just a one off thing, don't take it too hard.
but i can't help but feeling worried. she doesn't usually say she doesn't want to go school, but only for this morning. :sad: