All About Autism

[helplessmum3]

optrex80:

= 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?

my son is obsessed w Lift too, he will hav meltdown whenever we refuse him to take the lifts..

first you must acknowledge his wants then try to negio with him... along the way he will know. cannot mean cannot...

Most ASD love lifts...

[mashy]

Helplessmum


That’s why I say, u should consider changin sch. It’s obvious the teachers have written your son off. It’s better for him to change to another school. U may be surprised once u start looking. I didn’t even knew my boy’s sch existed until a recommendation from a friend. It’s also very cheap as it’s a little out of the way. Teachers are very important if u want to see any improvement in him as they work with him every weekday.

[mashy]

helplessmum3:

optrex80:

= 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?

my son is obsessed w Lift too, he will hav meltdown whenever we refuse him to take the lifts..

first you must acknowledge his wants then try to negio with him... along the way he will know. cannot mean cannot...

Most ASD love lifts...

Hmmm.. Mine isn't too particular about it. Sometimes he will race up the stairs while I take lift and see who is faster. But that's also coz he is now older. I ever brought him to take stairs just to let him use up his excess energy. No prob with that.

[helplessmum3]

Mashy,


i will for now, thanks!!

[helplessmum3]

btw, can nordic naturals can find at singapore pharmacy , my son cannot swollow the soft gel.

[Gifts from Heaven]

Helplessmum3,


Re sitting down to watch TV.
Mayb u wan to try negotiating with the teachers to see if he can do other activities or not. In my boy's school, they have chapel once a week. My boy also can't sit still 'cos he is bored. His teacher gave him a stress ball to squeeze while waiting for the service to be over. Sometimes, he will help to massage his teacher's arm instead.

[Fizz]

helplessmum3:

btw, can nordic naturals can find at singapore pharmacy , my son cannot swollow the soft gel.

You can get the liquid form too...at Vitakids in Sg.

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helplessmum3:

btw, can nordic naturals can find at singapore pharmacy , my son cannot swollow the soft gel.

Nordic naturals can be found in vitakids in the Forum Galleria. But it will be more expensive.
Dun need to swallow whole, chew like soft sweets/gummies.

[Gifts from Heaven]

Fizz:

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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.

Hi Fizz,
All books on ASD are v expensive. Our psychologist even recommend one book which cost $100+ to buy locally :yikes: . I still hvnt buy those books, just borrow fr library to see see first. But unfortunately, that $100+ book cannot be found in our local library, so looks like got to just buy.

Re primary school support for ASD kids
Do you know if the school will give assistance to ASD kids upon their entry immediately? Or will they be treated like normal kids first and the teachers will observe them for 1-2 terms first to see if the kids can handle the demands of the school before AED/school counsellor step in? Do you know if any assistance will be given to ASD kids during recess and assembly time?

How many AEDs/school counsellor does your boy's school have?

Hehehe ....U can tell I'm getting worried even though my boy is not due for P1 until 2014.

[mashy]

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Fizz:

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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.

Hi Fizz,
All books on ASD are v expensive. Our psychologist even recommend one book which cost $100+ to buy locally :yikes: . I still hvnt buy those books, just borrow fr library to see see first. But unfortunately, that $100+ book cannot be found in our local library, so looks like got to just buy.

Re primary school support for ASD kids
Do you know if the school will give assistance to ASD kids upon their entry immediately? Or will they be treated like normal kids first and the teachers will observe them for 1-2 terms first to see if the kids can handle the demands of the school before AED/school counsellor step in? Do you know if any assistance will be given to ASD kids during recess and assembly time?

How many AEDs/school counsellor does your boy's school have?

Hehehe ....U can tell I'm getting worried even though my boy is not due for P1 until 2014.

All schs have different levels of support. So before enrolling, check out their website. They will have a list of AEDs in their schools. Some schs have more, some lesser. I've checked the no of AEDs in my boy's sch, there are quite a lot. Got even more this yr.

For my boy's sch, during orientation, we have to fill up a form on whether our kids have special needs. Coz during that time, we haven't had a confirmed diagnosis, so we didn't say anything. But once we confirmed, we sent an email to the AED of the sch and asked to arrange for a mtg with her. We first met her and the form teacher two weeks after first day of school. We had a mtg about his quirks, any special things she should take note of, how she can handle him etc. As the class had 2 autistic kids, she requested for an AED in the class during lesson time. The AED is there for English and maths classes only. During the mtg, the AED said will have social groups etc but so far nothing leh. But she also said my boy's condition looks not too bad as she has also observed him for the first two weeks. She said have autistic kids who still needed help toileting at Pri 5.