All About Autism

[helplessmum3]

Arc teach what ?


Does arc has the same income ceiling for fee? Not subsidized ?

[vincents mom]

Hi all, i have a 3 yr old son who diagnosed as ASD. Im currently looking for books in sg (b4 goto amazon). Can I know if anyone knows where to get this book?

"1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism or Asperger’s, Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition"
many many thanks…

[helplessmum3]

i also done alot of deeds , every year i donate a sum of money to orphanage. though i earn not alot..


jus poor thing of my son he the one who suffer . y make my son suffer GOD..

what to do, the only way to feel better is that duno lie to myself anot... that this is actually a GIFT from GOD..

but after seeing the caregiver mediacorp documentary , kinda dishearted already.
cuz her son still do not know how to communicate to the social :(..

can do works alsomus know how to communicate mah.. see in real world who are the winner, those who top talker they are up there and yet done nothing much as the one doing below ;(

[helplessmum3]

vincents mom,


this book good ah?

[helplessmum3]

Lavendary,


at cel website say ARC has ST & OT

http://www.cel.sg/uploads/EIPIC%20Service%20Matrix%20-%20July%202012.pdf

[helplessmum3]

CJ Lim:

Hi helplessmum3, sorry I am not very convenience to type too long msg..

Yes, my son has same problem when he was 3-4, even doesnt want to speak single word. He has no eye contact at all even his father was stepping in when coming back from work. Example, his father called him, \"hello boy, papa is coming back\" but he just continue to play, totally ignore or he never has any reaction.. sorry, if I write wrong. Anything he wants, he just use his finger to point but no talk until about 4+. He likes to stare at the spinning objects especially fan and car wheel, he could keep looking at the spining wheel for more than 30mins and he keep turning the wheel (toy car)repeat and repeat, he ignore what happen to his surrounding. There were lot of things make me upset during these years, I hope I have time to share all about my son story with you all.. maybe I can ask my hb to help me write in English. Give me a week, I will be here again.

CJ Lim, pls share more,
i only can read very simple chinese. sorry.

my son like to look at lights .. so worried his eyes will need to wear glasses .. i keep telling him not to look at lights. but very stubborn.

[Coolkidsrock2]

Hi, I saw this book at the library which you may wish to check out. Everyday Activities to Help Your Young Child with Autism Live Life to the Full - Simple Exercises to Boost Functional Skills, Sensory Processing, Coordination and Self-Care. Author Debra S. Jacobs and Dion E. Betts.

[Double E]

Helpless mum,


Every kid is different. My boss told me that her colleague at IDA is autistic, but he can manage the visitor centre and doing a very good job.

[Double E]

Helplessmum,


Your son is so high functioning and can socialise, why u worry so much. As compare to the rest of us, your kid seems to be the mildest and the only kid among us who can play and like to play with peers. Dun worry unduly, you are just making the rest of us feel worst.

[lavendery]

Double E:

Wow, ARC is expensive, 4 days for 1.5 hours. We pay $481 to SPD for 2 days, 2.5 hours each day. But I suppose is because ARC is more established for Autism EIPIC as compared to SPD. As long as your girl shows improvement, the money is worth it.

SPD seemed a lot cheaper by almost half! My girl does show some improvement in ARC. I realised that there's a lot of basic deficits which my girl is showing and yet i have totally overlooked.

I did not even know that i still need to teach/train my girl the appropiate way of asking for help. Whenever she need help, she will just stand there looking at the object shouting/crying for help in frustration, my mum and i will rush to attend her and ask her what happen.

ARC teacher told me this is not correct. They taught her that she must come to us personally, tap our hand lightly to approach us for help instead of standing at the original place shouting loudly at the wall for help.

Now they are training her on how to take turns and share. Training her to be sociable and approach kids to play is still a far gap.