All About Autism

[helplessmum3]

rainbow will put my son with kids who born in the year 2007…while my son is 2009

[helplessmum3]

mashy:

And why was he diagnosed by kkh psychologist in st Andrew's hospital? Don't they diagnose cases in kkh itself?


Isn't st Andrew for children above 7 yrs old? Wouldn't a 3 yr old be better assessed in kkh that is meant for preschoolers?

st andrew hospital has kkh cdu - where all their phyocologist there. most kkh cdu child will be diagnoised at that location.. just like their therapist at hbp.

[helplessmum3]

Double,


that the dicussin now for me lor. Normal CC or Rainbow.

like Mainstream pri or pathlight…

hiaz… life cant be so simple

[helplessmum3]

ArielMermaid:

helplessmum3:

how old is your son? which group he is in, isit cohort group, is he in morning session or afternoon session.

what has your son learn so far, how u know he has progress?

He is currently 6 years old, in the afternoon session. There are about 6 others in his class, with 3 teachers and some volunteers.

Hrmmmm... as for his progress, when he was 3 years old, he ran around whenever he had the chance, spoke only a few words and was totally unregulated. Now, at 6+, generally he listens to instructions but knows who he can bully and \"override\", can sit down and work with me for about 2 hours at a stretch, talks alot, can read and write and do simple math. Of course, he still have his quirks and autistic and socially- inappropriate behaviour and other challenges.

I have to add that other than Rainbow, he also has a lot of classes and therapies. In fact, until recently, his mondays to saturdays were totally filled up with classes and therapies.

Thanks for sharing..that indeed very progressive.

my son no therapist, im his only therapist. no choice, i no $ .

my son use to run about last time,now he can sit through and listen to teacher teaching..& attentive..

only when ask to stand in lines he has problem. like itchy butts.

[helplessmum3]

Double E:

ImMeeMee


Yes, I heard of the primary preparatory programme in Pathlight. It is also in my plan to send my boy there before he goes to P1.

Have u found out about registration procedure? I wonder if is also a long wait list.

your son, epic centre don prepare him for primary?

[helplessmum3]

Double E:

Helplessmum

so what 3 criteria did he meet out of the 6? And for his iq, how many points did he get? i wonder how is IQ test conducted.

ASD kids also can have motor issues like motor planning and fine motor. My boy has fine motor issues, eg. he doesn't know how to tear paper,instead of pulling it forward, he will pull the paper side way. But it is also improving, there are many things that he can't do previously, he is slowly catching up now.

Your boy is doing very well already. He has not reached 3 right? My son is already 3.5, he will be due for P1 in 2.5 years time.

Actually until now, I am still thinking if I should send him to a mainstream primary or Pathlight. I had actually decided on mainstream until I met my ex-colleague yesterday. Her son is in P2 at Pathlight and doing well. Apart from speech which is slower than his peers, he doesn't seem to have any other issues. Can make friends, able to cope with studies and no behaviour or sensory issues. My colleague said Pathlight is good and provides a very good learning environment for his son.

However, I am still tempted to let my boy try out mainstream and only if he can't take it, then transfer him to Pathlight. But Pathlight has a long wait list.

For mummies whose kids are in mainstream, have u ever thought of sending your kids to Pathlight ? what makes u decide to let your kid go to mainstream? Care to share?

double e, i cant remember how much he score, cus trash away the report... damn sian...but i know is above 60 plus or 70 i cant remember clearly.

[helplessmum3]

Double E, My son just turn 3.

[mashy]

Double E:

Mashy

Thanks for sharing. My thoughts are the same.
But I can't help but worry if he can cope with the stress since mainstream emphasize a lot on academic. And also school bully.

The same colleague has another P4 NT girl, at P4, the teacher is already stressing the students, telling them they have to prepare for PSLE. And she shared with me the Maths questions. I tell u, I almost fell off my chair. The maths questions are really tough, and the kids have to read between the lines. Not only do they need to be strong in Maths but language as well.

Seriously, all the Primary kids in Singapore are really suffering under our MOE system. PM Lee said we parents are Kiasu and that we should let our pre-school kids play more, how can we not be kiasu when MOE sets such a high bar for our kids? Unless all of us have gifted kids who can whiz through their studies without help.

Regarding bullies, all schools have, even when they go out, there will be. We cannot be with them all the time so we can only teach them how to handle it. I've sent my son to taekwando anyway. Hopefully it helps. His classmates have been helping him too and watching out for him. With regards to acad, so far still ok. Not the top in class but above average. There is another autistic kid in the class and he's been getting full marks. So think don't worry so much about the future. U never know their full potential until u let them try.

And I'm not expecting him to be tops in his results. Can pass very good already. I think we should be realistic too and not expect too much from them. Just be happy about their progress.

[mashy]

helplessmum3:

Double E:

Helplessmum

so what 3 criteria did he meet out of the 6? And for his iq, how many points did he get? i wonder how is IQ test conducted.

ASD kids also can have motor issues like motor planning and fine motor. My boy has fine motor issues, eg. he doesn't know how to tear paper,instead of pulling it forward, he will pull the paper side way. But it is also improving, there are many things that he can't do previously, he is slowly catching up now.

Your boy is doing very well already. He has not reached 3 right? My son is already 3.5, he will be due for P1 in 2.5 years time.

Actually until now, I am still thinking if I should send him to a mainstream primary or Pathlight. I had actually decided on mainstream until I met my ex-colleague yesterday. Her son is in P2 at Pathlight and doing well. Apart from speech which is slower than his peers, he doesn't seem to have any other issues. Can make friends, able to cope with studies and no behaviour or sensory issues. My colleague said Pathlight is good and provides a very good learning environment for his son.

However, I am still tempted to let my boy try out mainstream and only if he can't take it, then transfer him to Pathlight. But Pathlight has a long wait list.

For mummies whose kids are in mainstream, have u ever thought of sending your kids to Pathlight ? what makes u decide to let your kid go to mainstream? Care to share?

double e, i cant remember how much he score, cus trash away the report... damn sian...but i know is above 60 plus or 70 i cant remember clearly.

I cannot believe that u actually threw away the report! It contains a lot of information including his strengths and weaknesses. Without the report, how can u even enrol him into special needs classes?

If IQ 60-70 is not high leh...

[mashy]

helplessmum3:

Double E, My son just turn 3.

Whatever your son is doing, it's amazing that he's doing it at 3 yrs old. Those that he isn't doing, it's also no cause for alarm coz he's still so young.

Exactly what did he get to satisfy the 3 out of 6?

From what I know, not all autistic kids are 'unsociable'. According to the therapists, there are some who are overly sociable to the point that they are extremely friendly even to strangers. Or perhaps they are grouped under another label?