All About Autism

[nugget]

Thanks mummies for your support. Whenever my thoughts are shaken, you girls help me to straighten it out :snuggles:


Yes Double E, I totally agree with you. Sometimes the threapist tell me son cannot do this, dunno that... My Hb will say to me \"of cos he dunno, if he knows all these, why do we come here for. \"

[nugget]

helplessmum3:

Mummies, is it ok to give fish oil at night ?

Fish oil is better to be given in the morning. It helps them focus better for the day.

[Lavina]

Some other things I did to prepare my child for P1 are:

- Teach him to change from uniform to PE attire in the toilet with shoes on.
- Teach him what to do when he needs to do big business.
- Teach him how to pack his belongings.
- - Explain some school rules. eg \"leave belongings outside library\" does not include the coins and handkerchief in your pocket.
- Warn him about some classmates who give him bad \"advice\"
Losing things is inevitable. Just label everything and bring the cheap kind that nobody wants and he will find them still there the next day. I also discourage my child from borrowing library books.

That's all I remember

[mashy]

nugget:

Thanks mummies for your support. Whenever my thoughts are shaken, you girls help me to straighten it out :snuggles:


Yes Double E, I totally agree with you. Sometimes the threapist tell me son cannot do this, dunno that... My Hb will say to me \"of cos he dunno, if he knows all these, why do we come here for. \"

Hahaha, ya lor. So far my boy's therapists haven't said such a thing. Just that he hasn't met the age appropriate milestones or just slower.

[specialboymum]

helplessmum3:

Mummies, is it ok to give fish oil at night ?

I think it is ok to give at anytime.

I give him fish oil at night before bedtime. Several reports show that the DHA in fish oil help to inhibit cortisol, which is a stress hormone. In other words, I hope it can help him to sleep better lah.

In the morning, I added a teaspoon of flaxseed into his rice porridge breakfast. Flaxseed also got omega 3 and vitamin Bs for energy.

[specialboymum]

mashy:

nugget:

Thanks mummies for your support. Whenever my thoughts are shaken, you girls help me to straighten it out :snuggles:


Yes Double E, I totally agree with you. Sometimes the threapist tell me son cannot do this, dunno that... My Hb will say to me \"of cos he dunno, if he knows all these, why do we come here for. \"

Hahaha, ya lor. So far my boy's therapists haven't said such a thing. Just that he hasn't met the age appropriate milestones or just slower.

My boy's therapists give different opinions, some say I should pull him back or place him in special school because he isn't up to the level required for primary school, his language skill is only at kindergarten level blah blah (honestly, I see a couple of pathlight kids in my boy's speech therapy class do better than him). While some other, including the psychiatrist at IMH said better don't rock the boat since the school isn't complaining much nowadays and he didn't fail any of the subjects.

[Double E]

I was told not to give fish oil at night as it will make them alert and have difficulty sleeping.

[nugget]

Double E:

I was told not to give fish oil at night as it will make them alert and have difficulty sleeping.

Same, I used to gave at night but my SLT ask me to give in morning. its better.

[Audvis]

Saw some posts regarding the link between ASD & MMR vaccine. The medical journal that published the paper which linked the 2 has retracted that paper. This should dispel any fear that parents may have regarding the MMR.


http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/Autism/24203

[ammonite]

Yup, it was big news. But it seems the fine print is more complicated than that. I have not followed the exact MMR-autism debate closely though I follow news on vaccine injury after my son's experience with the DTaP.


Vaccine injury is recognized. It seems the take on this is that vaccine could lead to a reaction in a very small number of children, including encepathology, and this in turn could result to other conditions subsequently, including those that resembles autism. So there is no DIRECT causation and it is not proven that vaccines cause autism spectrum.

I know there are kids who did not receive vaccines and are still diagnosed with autism eventually, and I recognize the benefits of vaccines. But I also think it is important that parents recognize the signs of vaccine injuries and not be told that these do not exist. My son's first pd would not send in a report. His current pd will only do the compulsory jab in a hospital. Same kid, different reaction from dr.

I know this is an emotive topic, especially on a thread like this and I apologise for any hurt feelings. But it is important to know about these cases too.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/post2468343_b_2468343.html

http://www.examiner.com/article/federal-vaccine-court-awards-millions-to-two-vaccine-injured-kids-with-autism


I think there is another thread on vaccines, if the moderator feels it is more appropriate to move my posts there, please go ahead.