All About Autism
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Thanks double E! I think I understand better now.
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Blokus:
Besies Wee Care, Dynamics and Kaleidoscope also offer social programs. I have spoken to the therapists from all 3 centres not long ago to make enquiries, but in the end did not place my child on any program. You may like to check these centres out too.Double E
So in your list, only wee care has social programs? Looks like I've to stick to them?
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Mummies
Just want to hear your experience with your child’s handwriting.
Besides practising in school, I have been coaching my daughter on copying and tracing of the alphabet. She is now able to have 3-finger hold although cannot maintain very long. If she concentrates, half the time her letters are recognizable, albeit not fantastic looking and a lot of times not on the line. Not optimal yet but we are working on it.
Yesterday my therapist assessed that my daughter’s handwriting is not proper and needs professional coaching. She cautioned that bad habits may form if we do not correct the handwriting soon. This came as a surprise to me as I have thought that as the child grows, her handwriting will improve along the way as long as we keep on practising. I suppose even NT kids may not have the proper handwriting strokes all the time - my #2 still writes 0 in the clockwise direction.
Would like to hear from mummies who did not send your child to formal handwriting classes, how do you change their bad handwriting habits if there are, and do they change their handwriting habits for the better as they grow.
Having the various priorities ref therapy, I am not that certain that handwriting is a key priority at this juncture though I reckon that it is important enought for me to keep practising with her day to day.
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ImMeeMee:
I'm not sure if professional coaching is necessary. :moneyflies: :moneyflies: Cd be that the kid is still young, weak finger grip, poor hand-eye coordination problems or lacks visual spatial awareness. Maybe what's needed is OT intervention instead of some handwriting coaching.Mummies
Just want to hear your experience with your child's handwriting.
Besides practising in school, I have been coaching my daughter on copying and tracing of the alphabet. She is now able to have 3-finger hold although cannot maintain very long. If she concentrates, half the time her letters are recognizable, albeit not fantastic looking and a lot of times not on the line. Not optimal yet but we are working on it.
Yesterday my therapist assessed that my daughter's handwriting is not proper and needs professional coaching. She cautioned that bad habits may form if we do not correct the handwriting soon. This came as a surprise to me as I have thought that as the child grows, her handwriting will improve along the way as long as we keep on practising. I suppose even NT kids may not have the proper handwriting strokes all the time - my #2 still writes 0 in the clockwise direction.
Would like to hear from mummies who did not send your child to formal handwriting classes, how do you change their bad handwriting habits if there are, and do they change their handwriting habits for the better as they grow.
Having the various priorities ref therapy, I am not that certain that handwriting is a key priority at this juncture though I reckon that it is important enought for me to keep practising with her day to day.
TIA.
Try out the following on your own and see if they help:
1) U can get your daughter to bounce balls. Dont get the big balls. Something that can nicely fit into her palms. Maybe the size of a ping pong ball but NOT a ping pong balls as I find them too bouncy. Get her to bounce and catch the ball.
(A) The action is: let the the ball drop down and when the ball bounces up, catch the ball with hand - palm facing downwards
(B) The 2nd action is: throw the ball up (palm facing upwards) and when the ball falls, try to catch (but this action is more difficult for younger kids). If she has difficulty with this action, try the (A) action above first.
2) Get a bigger size ball when u can throw to each other. Just back and forth.
(1 + 2 help with visual spatial awareness)
3) Play with playdoh - idea is to help her to manipulate her fingers/ helps with fingers dexterity
4) Get a squeeze ball - this is extremely useful to strengthen hand/ finger grip
5) Get those pencil grips - easily available at Popular. Slip the pencil into the pencil grip. It's designed in a way to teach the child to hold the pencil the write/ right
way
6) Buy those writing exercises for her to practice - available at Popular
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ImMeeMee and Double E,
Thanks for your reply. I intend to check up the mentioned centres first to see if i get comfortable with the therapists and program managers there as well as if they can build good connection with my son.
My colleague recommends me isadd. not sure if it's the more expensive choice, but from what my colleague told me, it seems a good centre. first they will assess my son and let program manager to plan the therapy he needs, then they send different therapist to address those issues. my colleague uses them as home therapist, and has program manager to go to their home once a week, and senior therapist every other weekday and sat. 2 hr each day, for 6 times a week, roughly about 2.3k a month, which seems quite reasonable as i check other centre. found in http://www.cel.sg/uploads/PPIPServiceFeeMatrix1Mar2012.pdf.
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ImMeeMee
Re handwriting, there's a separate thread in KSP on All About Handwriting (under the sub-forum Working with Children) that covers handwriting tips as well. It's not a problem that only asd kids face, NT kids too. Have a read thru for more ideas
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=1939&start=220 -
Blokus:
Blokus,
Ask ALOT of questions before deciding if you should book an appointment for the first visit. Make sure you are on the same page as them. I think you have to choose very carefully because most of the first consultation or not cheap. It's ridiculous to hop from one center to another paying exorbitant fees each time.
I think you are off to a good start. You have identified some areas to work on like joint attention, etc. For instance, Try to google 'how to teach joint attention' & get some ideas so that you can work with at home while searching for centers. The best therapist is not out there, it's at home, its you.
Thanks for the tip. do you mean ask a lot of questions when you book an assessment with them or even before going down to centre? there are a lot of intervention centres out there. i just try the ones mentioned here first.
Personally feel wee care is too expensive, their home therapist is 288/hr, which is quite ridiculously high to be honest. although money aside, it's still the quality of the therapy that counts. for 288/hr i will bankrupt my entire family.
Understand your kid's situation a little more from your post. from your description, it seems to me that your kid is fine. My boy can't even do that. cant look at the direction you point to, can't call me or my hubby mama baba, can't follow instructions, can't stand and weight himself at clinic. he has eye contact, but very briefly.
Brought him to see PD for vaccination yesterday, mentioned this to PD. She played with him on the toys, he did look at her and was a bit amazed. so PD said she is not too concern. She said we must know how to play with them, need to follow their interest.
From what i read in floor time, therapist can get the kid's attention by following their interest and play some obstruction to slightly annoy or engage the kid. this is called the centre of the philosophy behind floor time. While i am searching for help, this is how i arrange his day.
9am-11am when term starts next week, he will go for non parent assist montessori class, (new sign up for him and see if he can adapt)
11am-2.30pm going home, lunch time and nap time
2.30pm- 5.00pm at home playing time with mummy and inlaws
5.00pm-6.30pm outdoor playground, sand play, walk around the park
6.30pm-8.00pm bathing, dinner time
8.00-9.30pm playing at home and milk time
10.00pm-10.40pm rolling on bed to sleep time
when i get the centre, will throw it the therapy hours, and meanwhile since my boy is into music, i wanna sign him up for once a weekend music enrichment, which is to allow him relax and be happy in this session. learning music is not my objective here.
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mashy:
Met a 3 yr old gal at kkh McDonald's today. She doesn't talk and I saw her pointing to tell her parents what she wants. Reminded me of my son when he was that age. We have come a long way and he is now so chatty.
Mashy,
Thats very good to hear that your son is chatty now..it must be a huge relief to you and your family. i feel happy for you too.
are you able to introduce me some interactive toys?
currently at home, we have blocks, rolling beads, lots of books, some matching puzzles, water bottles, bottles with beans, toy cars, electronic guitar, little music house, small football, flash cards, small drums, and many many household items and many many toys that i put away so as not to overwhelm him. i admit his room is filled with too many toys and like a indoor playground. -
Karkar:
karkar, just curious as to what does isadd means. the weblink you provided refers to the EIPIC program. My daughter is currently on the program. Please let me know if you need more information.ImMeeMee and Double E,
Thanks for your reply. I intend to check up the mentioned centres first to see if i get comfortable with the therapists and program managers there as well as if they can build good connection with my son.
My colleague recommends me isadd. not sure if it's the more expensive choice, but from what my colleague told me, it seems a good centre. first they will assess my son and let program manager to plan the therapy he needs, then they send different therapist to address those issues. my colleague uses them as home therapist, and has program manager to go to their home once a week, and senior therapist every other weekday and sat. 2 hr each day, for 6 times a week, roughly about 2.3k a month, which seems quite reasonable as i check other centre. found in http://www.cel.sg/Services_Child_Early-Intervention-Programme-for-Infants-Children.aspx.
is that sufficient for 2 hr daily intervention? -
schweppes:
thanks schweppes for the information and tips. Will check them out!ImMeeMee
Re handwriting, there's a separate thread in KSP on All About Handwriting (under the sub-forum Working with Children) that covers handwriting tips as well. It's not a problem that only asd kids face, NT kids too. Have a read thru for more ideas
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=1939&start=220
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