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[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.

[helplessmum3]

ImMeeMee,


Ok I try…

At timed after much efforts done n works out but later if he fall sick . That’s when everything fall back . Is like Spider wet beIng blow aways & spider will rebuild gain…I will try to be like the spider n rebuild the wet again…

Thanks ImMerMee

[ImMeeMee]

helplessmum3:

ImMeeMee,


Ok I try..

At timed after much efforts done n works out but later if he fall sick . That's when everything fall back . Is like Spider wet beIng blow aways & spider will rebuild gain...I will try to be like the spider n rebuild the wet again...

Thanks ImMerMee

helplessmum, ASD children fluctuate in their behaviour and exhibition of autistic traits. It is important to understand that while intervention may help to manage the condition, the traits will stay with the child, and under stress, these traits may resurface again. That's why it is said that there is no cure for ASD, though there are effective means to manage the condition.

Being sick is one form of stress that the body undergoes, so this increases the probability of the child showing certain autistic traits that have seemingly disappeared. That is not to say that the efforts spent on intervention are lost forever once the child is sick or under stress. When the body goes back to healthy state, the child's base level will be back. You wont have to rebuild all over again.

I used to get frightened when my daughter exhibited certain traits that have disappeared when she became sick, cos I thought that she was regressing. But that's not true. So try not to look at the child on the day to day basis, there will be good and bad days. Instead look at the child on a periodic basis (3 months, 6 months) and see how the child has progressed.

Hope this helps.

[Fizz]

Hi


In the previous archives, there was mention of a social story book…is it called My Social Stories Book by Carol Gray? It was recommeded in the Psychologist’s Report as Social Stories by Carol Grey.

Thanks.

[helplessmum3]

ImMeeMee.


my son sick very often, can be every 1 or 2 monthly one... whenever he is sick will on antibiotic for 2 weeks then neurblizer then his rashes will turn bad at times he will scratch until its been... duno scratching of body consider stImming at times i can't help it but suspect that is stiming :(.... cuz he is ASD mah....

do you have any recommendation of good fish oil for 3 years old, because i heard that fish oil is good for skin problem & also help to calm down a child.. i feel tat my son is restless... Although he is restless he can on sit for on task kind of works for very long , like 2hrs.. example, art works... story telling only 15mins...

but he can't watch tv still for few hrs, he totally not interested in TV...

now i currently quite stress over his graduation concert that coming.....all his peers will follow dancing at stay at their position to dance, but my son will run around & trying to play with the kids while they are dancing.. as the outcome, teacher will just force him to sit one corner to watch only.!!! how sadden... my son wan to join in so much, just duno how..hiaz...

[Gifts from Heaven]

Fizz:

Hi


In the previous archives, there was mention of a social story book...is it called My Social Stories Book by Carol Gray? It was recommeded in the Psychologist's Report as Social Stories by Carol Grey.

Thanks.

Hi Fizz,

It's called \"The New Social Stories Book\" by Carol Grey. Personally, I find the Jed Baker's one better 'cos more pictures and less words, so more suitable for young kids. But Carol Grey's one will tell you her technique on how to go abt developing your own social stories. Hope that helps.

Btw, I read earlier on that you met up with the AED of your kid's primary school to enquire abt the support that would be given for AS kids. Can share info on the kind of support the school will give here? Thanks!

[Gifts from Heaven]

helplessmum3:

ImMeeMee.


my son sick very often, can be every 1 or 2 monthly one... whenever he is sick will on antibiotic for 2 weeks then neurblizer then his rashes will turn bad at times he will scratch until its been... duno scratching of body consider stImming at times i can't help it but suspect that is stiming :(.... cuz he is ASD mah....

do you have any recommendation of good fish oil for 3 years old, because i heard that fish oil is good for skin problem & also help to calm down a child.. i feel tat my son is restless... Although he is restless he can on sit for on task kind of works for very long , like 2hrs.. example, art works... story telling only 15mins...

but he can't watch tv still for few hrs, he totally not interested in TV...

now i currently quite stress over his graduation concert that coming.....all his peers will follow dancing at stay at their position to dance, but my son will run around & trying to play with the kids while they are dancing.. as the outcome, teacher will just force him to sit one corner to watch only.!!! how sadden... my son wan to join in so much, just duno how..hiaz...

Helplessmum3,
Young kid at 3 and in childcare...it is common to be sick frequently. My kids will fall sick every month when they were at that age. I see doctor until can give VIP card liao at that time.
Dun think the scratching in your case is stimming. it's due to his rashes lah. You need to find out why rashes appear. If it is 'cos of the antibiotic, shld feedback to doctor...maybe allergic to that antibiotic.

Good fish oil - the Nordic Natural one. It's one of the purer form, listed on the newspapers before.

Watch TV - why do you want your kid to watch TV for a few hours when there are reports out there that suggest restricting the amount of TV time for children. It's bad for eyesight, you know.

Graduation dance - how do you know he wans to join in? Did he tell you? Maybe he is not interested, that's why he is running around and disturbing other kids. If he is really interested, then discuss with teacher. Give him a role that can let him run around...can cheorograph inside the dance.

[mashy]

helplessmum3:

ImMeeMee.


my son sick very often, can be every 1 or 2 monthly one... whenever he is sick will on antibiotic for 2 weeks then neurblizer then his rashes will turn bad at times he will scratch until its been... duno scratching of body consider stImming at times i can't help it but suspect that is stiming :(.... cuz he is ASD mah....

do you have any recommendation of good fish oil for 3 years old, because i heard that fish oil is good for skin problem & also help to calm down a child.. i feel tat my son is restless... Although he is restless he can on sit for on task kind of works for very long , like 2hrs.. example, art works... story telling only 15mins...

but he can't watch tv still for few hrs, he totally not interested in TV...

now i currently quite stress over his graduation concert that coming.....all his peers will follow dancing at stay at their position to dance, but my son will run around & trying to play with the kids while they are dancing.. as the outcome, teacher will just force him to sit one corner to watch only.!!! how sadden... my son wan to join in so much, just duno how..hiaz...

Oh pls...scratching is simply becoz it's itchy! Not stimming. Use moisturizer. Plenty of it. Try dermaveen or physiogel. Moisturize every hr until it gets better.

I gave my boy fish oil from nordic naturals. U can order from iherb.com.

Mine didn't like tv when he was young. Only watched commercials. Now he loves tv ESP science documentaries.

If it helps in anyway, mine sat down during his first concert performance. Everyone were dancing away and he just sat down and refused to budge. So we ended up taking just photos of him sitting down. Sigh. It's just a concert, there will be more to come. If the teacher don't allow him to participate, don't attend. Then he won't know and won't feel it.

[Gifts from Heaven]

mashy:

If it helps in anyway, mine sat down during his first concert performance. Everyone were dancing away and he just sat down and refused to budge. So we ended up taking just photos of him sitting down. Sigh. It's just a concert, there will be more to come. If the teacher don't allow him to participate, don't attend. Then he won't know and won't feel it.

Hehehe ...mine (at 4 yrs old then) din even go up the stage. He refused cos the camera flashlights scared him. Both my husband and I took leave to watch his performance in school only to find him sitting amongst the audience with his head bent down. We dun even have a chance to take photo of him on the stage.