All About Autism

[verykiasumummy]

ImMeeMee:

was reading up the updates by the US CDC on the Study to Explore Early Development (SEED) which is a multi-year/multi-site study to help identify factors that may put children at risk for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), and saw this quote:


'Autism is a marathon, not a sprint. Pace yourself.'

cant agree more.

yes i totally agree... my sis-in-law was an autism child, though she's now almost 28, she still has some weird behaviour that others dun understand... its a lifetime thingy...

[helplessmum3]

this is how siblings feel if they have a autistic siblings


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwiMzBTeaI&feature=bf_next&list=PLB62C5989AEC30DD6

[helplessmum3]

verykiasumummy,


my son seldom take sweet. i think its just his body and his brain that born with it…

i try… cuz teachers will use such words "I’m not a special needs teacher"…

NT doesn’t nap is ok cuz they are aware & they won’t go & disturb others.

but ASD doesn’t nap they will disturb others as being inconsideration due to unawareness.

[Gifts from Heaven]

[quote=\"helplessmum3

my son does nap, maybe like you said, i try to wake him up early .. when he is not sleepy, he can't understand others kid are sleeping. he jus go & disturb others by running & jumping around..

but he will soon sleep but out of nap hrs...

any recommendation of supplements that can calm or sooth a child? so that he is not so active & high energy always... NT high energy is ok, they know the clue but to my son, i thnk he still very much clueless

so he will being inconsideration when kids are sleeping..[/quote]


Hi helplessmum3,

for supplements, you can try fish oil....supposed to help regulate emotions. Not sure if it's true or not, but read some time ago in the newspapers that prisoners are also given fish oil to regulate their moods as a preventive measure for violent incidents like fights happening in jails.
Anyway, even if they don't work for your intended purpose, there is no harm eating them 'cos they are good for brain and eye development.


As for napping, maybe your son is too stimulated to sleep. You can try to get the teacher to bring him into the nap place earlier and do some calming activities with him so that he can calm down earlier and go into la-la land when the rest come in to nap. For your son, you can teach him to just lie down quietly even if he don't want to nap yet....can role play at home. Or maybe ask the teacher if he can bring a soft toy or a small car to keep himself occupied in the nap place while the others nap....he can lie down n play with his toy quietly.

When talking to teacher abt this, show teacher that you are doing something abt the issue (like coaching your son to lie down quietly during nap time and cannot disturb others) and is willing to work with her if she has any other suggestions. Dont need to be defensive. You wont want to sour the relationship cos your son is with them most of the day, and they may claim that your son is too disruptive and ask you to take him out of their centre.

[helplessmum3]

Thanks Gifts from Heaven,


i will try all your suggestions…

[mashy]

helplessmum3:

Mashy,

if the teacher is going to tell me this again, i will let her know i m trying all errors & means to work it out...

hiaz... if my son is not manageable & keep getting complaints from teacher that he is affecting others kids, there chance that the P will call me to withdraw him. tat what i worried about...

cuz they are not special needs teacher...

Changing sch may not be that bad. It turned out to be a blessing for us. My son was also 'kicked' out of his kindy when the principal wanted to demote him. Some more it happened when i was going to give birth to my younger gal. We changed to another sch and he stayed all the way till he graduated. Don't worry. If have to change, change. May be a blessing in disguise.

[helplessmum3]

Mashy ,


Maybe u are right , thanks .

The class teacher is ok just the assistant teacher keep complaining

[ImMeeMee]

Helplessmum, I agree with gifts from heaven. Take constructive steps, engage the teachers to try to work as a team to address the problems. Show the teachers that you are also taking steps to address the issue at home. Seek mutual support to handle the issue at both home and school fronts. If all else fails after trying, at least you know you have tried n it doesnt work out and you have no choice but to change school.

[helplessmum3]

ImMeeMee,


Today I try talk to the class form teacher , I hav explain to her that we are working on it already . She seems ok to work out together if anything that’s might works. I’m so touch…

[ImMeeMee]

Helplessmum


Good to hear that. Perhaps as follow up, you may like to monitor the situation at home and then initiate a conversation with the teachers once a week to tell them the situation at home and ask for feedback on your son at school, and then further adapt activities at home accordingly. Mummies here have given you lots of suggestions on what are the things you can do. Take simple steps at each go n take notes if you need to.

There could be quite a few rounds before seeing any results.
Keep an open mind and put in efforts. Then after that you could be in a better position to take stock of the situation n see if you need to make other decisions.