All About Autism

[helplessmum3]

Mashy ,

Kkh physcologist use "bayley scales",
It’s say my son is above average of his peers .

For the 3 out of6 I roughly recall is no index pointing , no share interest , no eye to eye gaze…

Double E,
Total 8pages . How can I possible ready ,each page full
House of wordings ,Tat time I devastated

Within the 3 hrs assessment more time are spent on talking to us.
Real assessing my son is just bit here n there n she just conclude

Only the cognitive test , then. She do w my son but also very shibily.

She is very lazy can tell one.
Just want to get report out and closed her case kind .
Old woman as expected very numb to work already.

The report is called "physcologist report " is it consider diagnosed report .
"pervasive development disorder-not otherwise specific which also know as Autism spectrum disorder "

I wrote some where for tis.

[helplessmum3]

I have kkh referral letter to epic mah.so don’t need the physcologist report.


Anyway also will review again n get another report lo .

I will request change of physcologist next round

[mashy]

helplessmum3:

Mashy ,

Kkh physcologist use \"bayley scales\",
It's say my son is above average of his peers .

For the 3 out of6 I roughly recall is no index pointing , no share interest , no eye to eye gaze..

Double E,
Total 8pages . How can I possible ready ,each page full
House of wordings ,Tat time I devastated

Within the 3 hrs assessment more time are spent on talking to us.
Real assessing my son is just bit here n there n she just conclude

Only the cognitive test , then. She do w my son but also very shibily.

She is very lazy can tell one.
Just want to get report out and closed her case kind .
Old woman as expected very numb to work already.

The report is called \"physcologist report \" is it consider diagnosed report .
\"pervasive development disorder-not otherwise specific which also know as Autism spectrum disorder \"

I wrote some where for tis.

Of course the psychologist will have to talk to u. This is history checking. Coz they have not seen your boy grown up so only u know what has happened over the past 3 yrs. obviously she needs to ask u about it. I'm sorry, but I feel that u have been so negative over everything.
Negative about your son's condition such that u think he isn't performing well when he is actually doing very well for an autistic kid.
Negative about the psychologist and u think she's just plain lazy. U didn't even bother reading the report.
Negative about the therapists that you pull your son out of all therapies because you think that they are not doing their job.

I may sound harsh, but really, I hope u will see the light. If u are depressed like your hb is, get help. U and your hb need help, seriously.

Not that I'm saying these professionals are fantastic or what, just that they are also doing what they have been doing for years. They have loads more experience than u. Open your mind and go thru it together. You may not believe what they are doing, but go thru it anyway. So far what I see is that U think the whole world is against you. Be it the childcare centres, the therapists, the psychologists even your son. Something isn't right. It is not just your hb who needs help. U need it too.

I think u really should see a doctor yourself. This week is e mental health week and there's a lot of promotion on it.

I hope u get well soon.

[helplessmum3]

KarKar,


Don’t despaired , my son come this far.
No eye contact then he come to request n now he requesting with eye contacts.

For just this month my son is able to answers these questions:-
Ei "what are u doing ", what are u eating", what are you drinking" "what happen" "who is this" "what your name" , "how old are u" "how are u"
He answer all correctly during the moments .

He still don’t know these "w" questions like
"why" "when" "how to do this"

All mummies help me alot here that I can work w my son at home…

Also pls read this book call " it’s take 2 hands to talk""
Initially to bring out my son to awareness of the world this book help alot…

I have no choice but to learn n be a therapist for my son.

So while u wait for report pls do this lo. Times is our son enemy …

Each day I have to crack my head how my son can learn from what kind of methods

Only u will know best …u sure know… His learning style or methods .

Most ASD, they are very visually strong …

Ur very first time now is to bring your son out to the world …he is still very in his own old . Slowly expand his awareness from near then to far distance when u work w him.

I’m still learning , n learning n learning …there is no end until I die…

[Blokus]

Ah, so he’s got PDD? that’s good news! PDD is the best diagnosis on the autism spectrum. It’s even milder than high functioning autism if I’m not wrong. It’s like not here not there. He can’t entirely be considered to have autism although he lacks of certain skills. If it’s really PDD, I think you have a wrong idea what he’s future would be like. It’s not as doom and gloom as you always say it will be. In fact, with proper teaching, he most likely can function and live normally. Actually, exactly what are the teacher’s complaints about him? If you didn’t tell them that he got ASD do you think the teachers will still complain about his behavior?

[helplessmum3]

Mashy,

I’m just unlucky to meet these pp la.

I do meet good one now like my son current trial school teachers n supervisor ,

And all mummies here are good pp too mah.

Just kkh cdu team sucks mah.

U go try cdu u will understand

[Fizz]

Helplessmum


I have not been following this thread for a few days and I have a lot to catch up.

From what I have read, the other fellow forummers have given to you their opinion. I suspect that you may feel distraught as your son falls under the \"ASD\" spectrum and you are afraid of his future.

My son is nearly 6. He has just been diagnosed as PDD NOS (similar to your son), except that he satisfied 5 out of 6 criteria (yours is 3). Like Mashy, as he was diagnosed late, I did not have a chance to put him in whatever therapy there should be in the first 5 years of his life (you have the first foot in advantage). He has only fleeting eye contact, he seldom listened when we called his name or shouted stop (we thought he was disobedient), he would run straight on without caring a hoot if we were following, he was never interested in friends (we thought he was cool) till recent times,..the list goes on. He was invited out of enrichment programs not once but thrice due to his inattentiveness. But he has very good memory in things he was interested. He could memorise The Gruffalo when he was 4. Without therapy, now, he looks like any other kid on the street. But observe more, and one can see the difference. He still has fleeting eye contact, he still doesn't obey when called, he doesn't hold conversation well with strangers, he has little regard about behaving in a polite manner, he has no heightened awareness of danger (he dares to jump down from double his height).

With all these and the looming P1, I'm jittery but I'm hopeful that things will get better as he grows. We just have to continue teaching him and seeking help from his teachers...since he's overaged for EPIC.

We go to SACC CDU too and I don't think the therapist there are all that awful. They teach him things like listening skills and asking appropriately during OT and ST. The important thing is that we have to continue practising at home, which I admit that I can totally forget at times. I had a middle aged psychologist ( it might be the same one), and I think she's fine. The staff there are nice too.

So I think that it helps that you look on the positive side. There's really no point faulting the entire KKH CDU. Looking at all my deliberate comparisons, I think you have much more reason to delight in your diagnosis than many people Give thanks to small blessings...

[Fizz]

Blokus:

Ah, so he's got PDD? that's good news! PDD is the best diagnosis on the autism spectrum. It's even milder than high functioning autism if I'm not wrong. It's like not here not there. He can't entirely be considered to have autism although he lacks of certain skills. If it's really PDD, I think you have a wrong idea what he's future would be like. It's not as doom and gloom as you always say it will be. In fact, with proper teaching, he most likely can function and live normally. Actually, exactly what are the teacher's complaints about him? If you didn't tell them that he got ASD do you think the teachers will still complain about his behavior?

Actually PDD may not be so called milder than other categories on the spectrum. It really depends on the severity of the symptoms. In theory, these kids are PDD because they have symptoms of autism but they do not satisfy 6 of the criteria to be medically termed as autistic.

[Blokus]

Fizz:

Blokus:

Ah, so he's got PDD? that's good news! PDD is the best diagnosis on the autism spectrum. It's even milder than high functioning autism if I'm not wrong. It's like not here not there. He can't entirely be considered to have autism although he lacks of certain skills. If it's really PDD, I think you have a wrong idea what he's future would be like. It's not as doom and gloom as you always say it will be. In fact, with proper teaching, he most likely can function and live normally. Actually, exactly what are the teacher's complaints about him? If you didn't tell them that he got ASD do you think the teachers will still complain about his behavior?

Actually PDD may not be so called milder than other categories on the spectrum. It really depends on the severity of the symptoms. In theory, these kids are PDD because they have symptoms of autism but they do not satisfy 6 of the criteria to be medically termed as autistic.

Oh I see. So that means he can be severe in 1 area but normal in the other 5? Does the severity matters in the diagnosis? Like, if he hasn't meet only 1 criteria but is not severe, does that consider PDD still?

[mashy]

helplessmum3:

Mashy,

I'm just unlucky to meet these pp la.

I do meet good one now like my son current trial school teachers n supervisor ,

And all mummies here are good pp too mah.

Just kkh cdu team sucks mah.

U go try cdu u will understand

How many therapists have u seen to condemn the whole team? If its just one or two, call and make appointment again. Ask for another therapist. First appt is always assessment. If u keep changing, ur boy will forever be getting assessed. U need at least 6 mths to see the effects from the therapies. Just be patient and go thru with one for at least 6 mths before u make your judgement. I don't think it's fair for u to say they aren't good and always assessing when u only see each one once.

We have been thru many therapists. And we know almost all in the rehab kkh. Agree some are good and some aren't effective with my boy but we still managed to gain some progress and found some good ones along the way. Now a lot of them know him very well already.