All About Autism
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phtthp:
I don't think it's that they don't want to build another pathlight school. It's just that they lack special needs trained teachers and therapists. No matter how many schools you opened, ultimately, u need teachers. Anyway, they now have 2 campuses in amk.
Yes, totally agree with you.nugget:
I also hope they are more schools like pathlight with afforable school fees so my son can go in next time. $500 per month + the distance there is really hard to swallow.
How can there be only 1 Pathlight school in the whole of SG, to support growing number of ASD kids ? Each year, about 200 new ASD kids are reported at KK hospital.
Surely it is high time for MOE to build more schools like PL. Don't understand MOE. Each year before P1 registration - MOE will announce a list of brand new schools in the West, in Punggol / Sengkang area for Mainstream. Why not just change some of these brand new schools, to handle the growing # of ASD kids instead ? This is a criticial, desperate, urgent need for such schools.
$500 per month school fees is very steep - be it now at Pathlight, or at Rainbow (Yishun). My friend said Thank God luckily her P2 son receive $250 subsidy from govt. If not, she said don't know where to get $, to cough out $500 per month to pay Rainbow school fees. And each month comes by so quickly, in the twinkle of an eye !
to educate an ASD kid - the $ 500 per month doesn't just stop here. What about sending the child for this or that therapy ? going to burn another deep hole in the pocket.
It has always been that special schools are under the poorer ministry MCYS. Good that MOE has decided to take more responsibility and is providing more funding for them. Wonder if it has been officially transferred over to them.
Btw, I just saw on their website that they are having an open house this sat. So those who are interested can check their website. -
Sorry, not this sat. It’s next wed 27/2.
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Mummies does yr eipic centre keep insisting to buy their school uniforms ??
It’s another kind of expenses …why they can’t give a thought . It’s just barely 2hrs n 3 times a week only …
And it’s not a school is a therapy centre , does u wear uniform to yr physio therapy ??! -
helplessmum3:
Rainbow say my son dun require SLT just yet :(.[/quote]helplessmum
There are about five DVDs in a series. Have u referred your child to a speech therapist?Summer tan:
[quote=\"helplessmum3\"]summer tan,
which one tat you pick from this list. pls guide me.
http://www.yourbabycanread.com.sg/
You mentioned that you son cannot comprehend who, what, how and why questions right? if so, then he will need a SLT. My son is also seeing a SLT from Leapfrog for the same issue. -
helplessmum3:
Mummies does yr eipic centre keep insisting to buy their school uniforms ??
It's another kind of expenses ..why they can't give a thought . It's just barely 2hrs n 3 times a week only ..
And it's not a school is a therapy centre , does u wear uniform to yr physio therapy ??!
I know Rainbow requires the kids to wear uniform but I don't think other EIPIC centres require that. Maybe because Rainbow is a school (special needs school), that's why they want the children to be in uniform. -
Summer tan:
Your baby can read DVD is suitable for 1 to 4 years old.
There are about five DVDs in a series. Have u referred your child to a speech therapist?helplessmum3:
summer tan,
which one tat you pick from this list. pls guide me.
http://www.yourbabycanread.com.sg/ -
Summer tan:
Your baby can read DVD is suitable for 1 to 4 years old.
There are about five DVDs in a series. Have u referred your child to a speech therapist?helplessmum3:
summer tan,
which one tat you pick from this list. pls guide me.
http://www.yourbabycanread.com.sg/ -
helplessmum3
My son used to attend Rainbow. I may still have his uniform (1 set only). Let me know if you are interested. The uniform is for 4 yrs old or so, it is quite new as he was in Rainbow for only a few months.
I have been following this forum but is a newbie poster. From what I read, your son is very bright for ASD kids. I dun think he requires Your Baby can Read CDs (I have those too but have given it away). The CDs does not teach many words and quite a bit are nouns which flash cards will suffice (cheaper and can self-make). However there's a set of CDs called Action Words (3 CDs, available at NLB) which teaches about 60 verbs. That's good. Also if your son can read simple words already, you can also try a set of CDs called GoGo's (3 CDs, available at NLB). GoGo's teaches the kids sentence structure, it's a bit boring for NT kids, but great for ASD kids. Because the CD have subtitles and they speak slowly and clearly.
http://catalogue.nlb.gov.sg/cgi-bin/cw_cgi?resultsScreen+12976+1+10+2 -
mashy:
Sorry, not this sat. It's next wed 27/2.
Any idea the waiting time to PL? I'm wondering when is the earliest I can put my son in the queue, just in case. -
Btw have you mummies met one another before? Ever thought of having a gathering together with our kid(s)?
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