All About Autism
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ImMeeMee:
helplessmum, dont be so hard on yourself. Whatever has happened has happened. I'm sure you have read enough to know that there is currently still no known cause for ASD.helplessmum3:
Mummies ,
Do u know \"Baby plus\"?
I use this while I'm pregnant w my son. Maybe this cause him ASD
thanks, can't help it, this thought keep haunting me... -
slmkhoo:
Me too! When I see a kid throwing tantrum and rolling on the floor, I first ask myself if he's special needs and not due to bad parenting.Double E:
Also, now I find myself more sympathetic towards people who are slow or quirky. At the back of my mind, I tell myself to be patient, this person may have development issue or he / she is in the spectrum.
This is so true for me! I come from a very achievement-oriented background, where the general feeling is that people do poorly and have difficulties should just work harder and their problems will be solved. Having an ASD child has totally changed the way I look at people and has made me a lot more sympathetic. -
mashy:
Me too! When I see a kid throwing tantrum and rolling on the floor, I first ask myself if he's special needs and not due to bad parenting. :p[/quote]Hopefully when our kids grow up, the world will be different and fill with people who are patient and show empathy towards others. And the word \"Autism\" is no longer rare and people can accept others who are different from them. This is what I call a truly integrated society, the Singapore I want to see.slmkhoo:
[quote=\"Double E\"]Also, now I find myself more sympathetic towards people who are slow or quirky. At the back of my mind, I tell myself to be patient, this person may have development issue or he / she is in the spectrum.
This is so true for me! I come from a very achievement-oriented background, where the general feeling is that people do poorly and have difficulties should just work harder and their problems will be solved. Having an ASD child has totally changed the way I look at people and has made me a lot more sympathetic. -
me too… i start to defends when pp complaint about weird persons.
Mummies.
school these days keep complaining my son during nap time he is very active, what should i do? i also duno why my son recently start to be very active?
books & cards & sequence pixs does not help my son. he don’t understand.
hiaz… parents w special kids always at losing end when teachers complaints… -
yes, having a special needs child has taught me a few important lessons in life:
- moderate my expectations of my NT gals. as long as they are healthy, happy and are kind, the rest of their achievements are bonuses.
- be more tolerant of other people who are seemingly different from myself. Give them the benefit of doubt.
Our special needs children are our teachers as much as we are their teachers.
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Yes, our special needs kids have thought us not to take things for granted, patience, true love
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helplessmum3:
Then the teachers just have to find activities for him to do! Some kids stop their naps earlier than others. It's their jobs to manage them. My boy also stopped napping very early.me too.. i start to defends when pp complaint about weird persons.
Mummies.
school these days keep complaining my son during nap time he is very active, what should i do? i also duno why my son recently start to be very active?
books & cards & sequence pixs does not help my son. he don't understand.
hiaz.. parents w special kids always at losing end when teachers complaints....
Sometimes u need to ignore these teachers. What can u do when u are not even there? Are u to solve their problems? -
mashy:
Next time the teachers complain again, u just ask \"and so?\" they will stop in their tracks and stop complaining.
Then the teachers just have to find activities for him to do! Some kids stop their naps earlier than others. It's their jobs to manage them. My boy also stopped napping very early.helplessmum3:
me too.. i start to defends when pp complaint about weird persons.
Mummies.
school these days keep complaining my son during nap time he is very active, what should i do? i also duno why my son recently start to be very active?
books & cards & sequence pixs does not help my son. he don't understand.
hiaz.. parents w special kids always at losing end when teachers complaints....
Sometimes u need to ignore these teachers. What can u do when u are not even there? Are u to solve their problems? -
i beg to differ from mashy… afterall, they are still our own kids… how can we say its the teachers’ problems?
helplessmum3, how old is your son? -
helplessmum3, u can actually try during the weekends to see if ur son sleeps too much at night? try exhausting him by asking him to skip or run or other exercise and make him take nap after that… some children stop napping earlier than the others, and boys tend to be more energetic… try activities to exhaust his energy and i believe he will be back to his naps… try it before informing the teachers and see how it goes…