All About Autism

[helplessmum3]

Fizz:

helplessmum3:

Mashy, you mean MMI?


800++/mth i can't afford.

The ST gave me a list of schools including childcares which may consider kids with special needs. They include the following among the rest:

- TOUCH Childcare (Hougang/Clementi);
- Mother Goose (Jalan Halijah in Bedok);
- Presbyterian Community Services (various locations)

The above ones looks more affordable than Eton, which is also in the list :evil:

thanks Fizz i will check them out.

[helplessmum3]

Ran1977:

hi helplessmum3

can you please give details of the WeeCare..10weeks term. 1.5hr on Sat. for social skills?What time and when starting
Is it just for Autism kids or also for ADHD?

i jus enquiry for ASD, its morning session during sat or sun. S$500++ for 10weeks term, pay deposit, s$300.. it is for social skill only.. all kids together. this one i worry might be like leo megan.

with 1.5hrs. duno how they focus with so many kids at one time..

[helplessmum3]

mashy:

helplessmum3:

Mashy, you mean MMI?


800++/mth i can't afford.

When u add up all the therapists also a lot leh. For myself, I rather see lesser therapists and better sch environment. Reason being that he is exposed to it everyday. That's where he learns to behave like any other kid and it's much more important than therapies. I rather see less freq therapies and apply what I learned from them at home.

oh manz, this is tough.. i still very confuse... with my limited resources...

i have stopped all CDU (kKh) therapist already.. they are just SUCKS!! waste my time taking leave & to & fro...then see my son barely one hr, not works with him but jus assess him.!!

[mashy]

helplessmum3:

mashy,

i have no choice, when my son attend cc, they P already ask me to get proof to say my son is NT kid. :(.. so get go KKH CDU. SUCKS place!!! we pay subsidize amount but the workers there get pay specialist amount u know, waste our GOVT money for sub price.!!!

Why did they ask for proof? My boy's sch never asked for it.

[nugget]

mashy:

I wonder if like that discharge, next time for insurance, by right we can declare he's been discharged already right? Then they can treat him as 'normal' case?

you mean you hv problem getting inssurance now?

[nugget]

i think maybe why kkh-cdu keep records separately cos they want to maintain the confidentiality of the patients. as long as we choose not to delcare it, the rest of the kkh doctors in the other dept, other hospital, insurance company etc wont be able to get hold of it.

[helplessmum3]

mashy:

helplessmum3:

mashy,

i have no choice, when my son attend cc, they P already ask me to get proof to say my son is NT kid. :(.. so get go KKH CDU. SUCKS place!!! we pay subsidize amount but the workers there get pay specialist amount u know, waste our GOVT money for sub price.!!!

Why did they ask for proof? My boy's sch never asked for it.

At that time, my son sensory problem is sound, whenever he hears kid crying he feel very angry & annoyed. things like tat...

then he was under a very no experience teacher keep complaining she can't cope, then P was pressure worry the teacher might resign & etc...

[mashy]

nugget:

mashy:

I wonder if like that discharge, next time for insurance, by right we can declare he's been discharged already right? Then they can treat him as 'normal' case?

you mean you hv problem getting inssurance now?

I haven't tried but I heard that once u declare autism, there are many exemptions including personal accident.

[mashy]

helplessmum3:

mashy:

[quote=\"helplessmum3\"]mashy,

i have no choice, when my son attend cc, they P already ask me to get proof to say my son is NT kid. :(.. so get go KKH CDU. SUCKS place!!! we pay subsidize amount but the workers there get pay specialist amount u know, waste our GOVT money for sub price.!!!

Why did they ask for proof? My boy's sch never asked for it.

At that time, my son sensory problem is sound, whenever he hears kid crying he feel very angry & annoyed. things like tat...

then he was under a very no experience teacher keep complaining she can't cope, then P was pressure worry the teacher might resign & etc...[/quote]That's why I say, u should consider changing school. U have been complaining about how badly they treated your son but u still continued letting him stay there. They are unwilling to have your son as their student so likely they won't put their heart and soul into helping him.

Then u refused kkh subsidized therapies too.

Are u spending all on private therapies? U should work within your income. Quality daily care is so much more important than the therapies.

Sometimes I'm also very confused by you.

[Karkar]

verykiasumummy:

Karkar:

Mummies,


ABA therapist is coming to my house in 30 mins' time for 1-hr observation for my boy. first ever session. i am a bit nervous. i wonder what are the essential questions to ask to assess them. thanks.

ask them how to tackle ur child when she :

- doesnt speak / answer / response.
- cries or laughs for no particular known reason.
- hides in their room for hours.

just some to share... hope it helps..

my boy doesn't do any of that. in the end we talked 40 min exceeding the planned hour. the concern that i have is that they dun have many therapists that work with young toddler (2yr old) and there's a gap between their senior therapist and G1, their last G2 therapist left recently and senior therapist is pretty busy. Sigh! my boy's problem is that he doesn't look at people much, including family members. hard to engage and addition to toys/objects more.Therapist is gonna use ABA to help improve his eye contact and his relationship with us. no guarantee. now i have to let her try a few home sessions to assess if they are good service providers or not. my only worry is my boy's time is wasted if they are not good in handling small kids.