All About Autism

[mashy]

Fizz:

We are subsidised too through Polyclinic. We live in the East so it's more convenient to go to SAC in Simei. The Centrals will go to Outram while the NEasteners will go to Sengkang. Both SAC and SK are satellite centres of KKH CDU to convenience people in suburbs.

I thought Helplessmum stays in the central area? I stay in the north central area. Guess u might be right in how they decide who gets sent where since I go kkh.

[helplessmum3]

She time my son whenever each task is given to self solving .

At 2yo she also test if my son is able to count , grouping , buildings blocks , I imitating . Result alsO base on time he taken to complete not only he is able to complete. My son finished each task speedy which only seen it that day. No prompting from all of us. He need to problem solve all by himself .

For imitating task she only show once only. So lucky my son spot on n do what is shown

[Gifts from Heaven]

slmkhoo:

Gifts from Heaven:

Hi mummies,


Anyone has kid who can read but cannot spell?
If yes, what do you do?

My daughter was like that. But how old is your child, and how bad is it? Does he know any phonics?

My daughter learned to read by sight without being taught to read, and didn't learn phonics. She has some auditory processing difficulties, so at the age most kids learn phonics (preschool) she was not very able to discern different sounds by breaking down words, nor was she able to take individual sounds and blend them readily. She read normally and was quite an advanced reader for her age, and although not much of a talker, her diction was fine too except for a few more difficult sounds that she only mastered around 7yo. I didn't bother too much about it until she reached school age, then started teaching her phonics 'backwards', if you know what I mean. Instead of using individual sounds to blend into words, I taught her to break words into inidividual sounds and the letters associated with them. That works for a lot of words, but not all, and for the 'sight' words, she just memorised. She wasn't in English school until P4 so I don't know how she would have coped in Singapore school, but by P4 she was on par with everyone else.

He is 5 and has been taking phonics lessons for 2 yrs.
He can read and blend. Just that the phonics teacher said he refused to spell. I'm not sure if it is 'cos he can't spell that's why he refused to do it. When it comes to the academics, this boy of mine just gives up totally when he finds it hard...sigh!
Any suggestions to get him to spell?

[helplessmum3]

That time sac is the faster Q for me so they choose sac for us. N therapist at HBP.

[helplessmum3]

Frizz,


Outram has kkh physcologist ?

[helplessmum3]

Is phonics important ? I never teach my son before , cuz myself always very clueless how phonics works …


He only know how to spell

[lavendery]

helplessmum3:

Frizz,


Outram has kkh physcologist ?

Outram park has KKH psychologist. My girl just got her assessment last month at Outram by KKH psychologist. I find that the assessment fees is quite expensive even after subsidy.

[helplessmum3]

When yr girl therapy w kkh now? Ya very expensive I paid 300++++ plus charge me addition time for her time answering my questions …

I thought no charge u know later I see bill gosh she add in half hr more charge . $$$ face !

[helplessmum3]

Think once my son in rainbow , I will not hav tO go kkh physcologist. Rainbow has theirs .

[helplessmum3]

Lavendery. Yrs such a long wait . I remember u come to this forum thE same time as me?


How is yr girl doing now ? Is she still w leap frog?

U r right some therapist are kind. I see rainboW therapist gotten knock by a child nose bleed she still did not show anger. If me who gotten knock so badly I will accidentally kick the child due to human nature in defense .

Few months back my son accidentally knock on his teacher I tell the teacher is ok my son don’t feel the pain. Guess what she replies , she say he no pain I pain u know… I say sorry to her