All About Autism

[Fizz]

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

Thanks. I looked through Book Depository...it costs about $40+? :shock: I shall consider the Jed Baker book too.

I did not meet up with the AED. She called me after the admin conveyed my call to her. Briefly based on what she told me over the phone, the school will have educator counsellors or something to that name, over on a monthly basis to assess the special needs kids. I suspect this may be a MOE initiative as I know another school has this too. The AED will also organise opportunities for the ASD kids to come together and practise social skills with one another. On the day of the orientation, the AED will already know the class of the special needs kids and ready to help on hand if needed. We passed the report to the admin and the AED said the VP will call us regarding the allocation of class.

[Fizz]

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...

My kids take Nodiac Naturals from iherb.com too. In Sg, you can get them from Vitakids at a much inflated rate. But some kids may still not like the strawberry masked fishy taste. For immunity booster, you can try Ceelin (a pure Vit C syrup aka absorbic acid) from Guardian and / or Probiotic from Kinder Clinic (I do not know where else carry this though).

For a 3yo, to sit for 2hrs doing an activity or 15min listening to a story is very good! 2hrs!!!

Today, my son's Art teacher commented that his tee looked very nice and she liked it. Immediately, we noticed that he lowered his face and kept quiet. Other kids would prolly chatter about the tee. His in-apt in social communication is pretty obvious :sad:

[helplessmum3]

Gifts , Mashy , fizz


Thanks for info on fish oil. Fizz I dare not give my son vat C , worried he too awake n energetic til dun nap… My son only just started w lactoGG recommended by GP. But still not much of help . I will combine it w fish oil then.

My son school will ask the kids of all classes to sit together to watch tv before 930am n after 530Pm when no programme … N wait for going home …

Stage performance worried my son will cause danger to other kids if he accidentally knock n fall from stage or himself fall down from stage…at least yr kids just sit down or just shy away… For him he might carry away or overly excited …

Mashy,
I feel my son interested to dance because whenever I on the music he will try to dance when at home …but duno how to stay put at one location …

Should I withdraw him from taking part ? He might feel hurt if he sees all his fren at stage n he is not. And also practise time in school he is not allow to move just sit n watch… This I feel hurt …



Gifts.
Whenever my son fall sick or taking antibiotic his rashes will get real bad n scratch until bleeding…

My son can’t go around during dance he will disturb others so don’t hav such role for him.

[optrex80]

My 3 years 4 mths kid has speech delay as he is unable to converse in sentence and few words, mostly unintelligent speech or saying a few words repetitively to cover up for the missing words. During his 1st 2 years of language milestone, it seem normal, but since after 2 years old, there is not much of a language progression. During his 2nd year, our pediatrician let us wait till he turn 3. And we are worried now as there is no improvements on him while most kids should have a big leap during this period. Due to his condition, we have not yet send him to any preschool or childcare. I observed that he do not seem to mix well with kids his age. Most of the time, he stands at a corner observing kids at the playground. And when he feel more comfortable or depending on his mood, he do play with them. Sometimes he seem very sociable with strangers and with kids his age. He do have some similar signs persistent with autism such as in the past, align objects in very straight line which he seldom do nowsdays. Repeating words he knows. Depending on his mood, he can clearly copycat what u speak and he is quite good in remembering songs he like and sing as well. He has good skills in operating equipments, n although he has speech delay, he however follows simple instructions which i asked him to do, such as close the door, switch on/off lights…etc…I tried to teach him new words and read books to him, but most of the time, he rejected. Lately he had a fever, and i brought him to see a doctor and he scream and run away when he saw the doctor. He also like to take lifts, obsessed with it…so much so that we have to avoid any lifts near his sight. It so stressful and I sense he might have autism. Any expert here can guide me?

[mashy]

Simkhoo

I agree with u on helplessmum’s case. The teachers just aren’t helpful t all. My boy’s teachers were accomodating even when we didn’t know what’s wrong with him. We didn’t have a diagnosis still end of k2. When my son couldn’t nap, he was just made to lie down and keep to his mat. When he didn’t watch tv and instead hide behind the cuPboards, they also didn’t take issue with it. When they were having lessons and he walked around, they jus kept bringing him
Back and sit next to him to complete his work. His classmates took turns to feed him when he didn’t want to eat.

I seriously think that it’s better to change the sch than to change the child. My boy’s earlier sch couldn’t accommodate to his needs so instead of changing him, I opted to change sch. The sch are just thinking of themselves and not your child. That’s where I draw a line.

[mashy]

Optrex


IMO your son could just simply be speech delayed. By being speech delayed, it affected his other skills including social skills. How can u make friends if they don’t understand what u are saying? So in the end, he will become more withdrawn. Once that hurdle is crossed and his confidence level is up, everything will improve.

U can still send him to sch even if he doesn’t talk much. Mine started from 2 yrs old. He couldn’t talk till 2.5. His teachers congratulated me when he started talking. Lol. He also made friends with another kid who also couldn’t talk well. Somehow the two could understand each others’ gibberish. Lol.

Get him to speech therapy. Early help can benefit a lot. U can try kkh rehab or go private.

[Blokus]

Optrex80, I know you are seeking some answers here for your son but truth be told, none of us here can tell you if he's on the spectrum or just delayed. I was searching for answers from all my friends but ended with inconclusive answers. Only now finally I'm getting the diagnosis when my son is 5 years old. I wish I had knocked on the right door earlier. On hindsight, I think the best advice I could have gotten was, go & seek medical opinion. Not your regular PD but the doctors at child development unit at kkh or NUH. Go to polyclinic, get a referral to see these Drs. You will get subsidized rate via this route. And as mashy say, now that you know he's got speech delay then quickly get therapy for him. Again, You can book speech therapy at the 2 hospitals or go private. Hope this helps.

[Blokus]

Hey Fizz


Just want to share with you about the wee care social group class at wee care, since you asked earlier. Actually double E shared quite in detailed earlier. Basically, they will have circle time- introducing their own names with the large group, some large group activities- this term is on listening stories, and some Q&A on the story. Thereafter, they will break into smaller groups. During this session, they teach the child how to get the attention of the person they are talking to & make the kids practise. Basically they will teach the kids social know hows and get them to Practise with each other.

Im not sure about the other two centers though, I didn’t do much research honestly. But got to caution you, wee care don’t encourage kids to go for social class before going through their therapy, it seems.

[optrex80]

Hi people, do i need to bring my kid with me to polyclinic for a referral letter to Child Development Unit in KKH? Does the doctor at polyclinic need to physically see my child and inspect his condition? Because he really have phobia with seeing doctors, always running away and screaming… and that affect his mood. Recently he just visited a pediatrician for his fever and causing him some trauma… Is the in-between appointments or sessions at KKH very limited? I was thinking of hiring a private home speech therapist for him…

[mashy]

optrex80:

Hi people, do i need to bring my kid with me to polyclinic for a referral letter to Child Development Unit in KKH? Does the doctor at polyclinic need to physically see my child and inspect his condition? Because he really have phobia with seeing doctors, always running away and screaming.. and that affect his mood. Recently he just visited a pediatrician for his fever and causing him some trauma.. Is the in-between appointments or sessions at KKH very limited? I was thinking of hiring a private home speech therapist for him..

Yes of course. U need to bring him for the polyclinic appt. If not, u can call cdu direct as a private patient. No matter what he will be seeing someone whether dr or therapist in future. It's better if u teach him that there's nothing to fear thru story books or cartoons. Elmo has a DVD on Elmo goes to the dr. Maybe u can search for it on YouTube.

IMHO, doing it at home is just escaping the problem. Maybe it's becoz he is already kept at home and there's little socialization opportunities. Bring him to playdates first then expand his social circle wider. It will be hard initially but he needs to know that meeting others is the normal thing to do.