All About Autism
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A man selling child development products told me that if the baby does not crawl before progressing to walking, there is a high probablity that the child will be slower in development and motor skills, even autism.
Anyone knows whether this is true? -
Dear TimmyOwner
No, crawling is not considered a critical milestone in development. However, crawling does promote use of both sides of the body and overall coordination. Of course it helps the child to get around and explore the environment too!
And there is no link between non-crawlers and autism -
Luanee:
My 20mth-old still cannot talk. No papa no mama no mum-mum or anything. She can gesture and indicate what she wants. PD says as long she has good eye contact, can response to name, understand and follows instructions, dances to music etc, she is fine. Wait till she turns 2 and see how. But I am worried, sigh...
Hi Luanee, sorry just saw your post. Has you child started talking?
My DD1 also started talking late.. the Doc was telling me to monitor one more month, otherwise send to speech therapist or something.. then in less then a month, she started yaketty-yak... sometimes need to ask her to stop talking for 5min also difficult..
Don't worry okay... -
RRMummy:
Hi RRUmmy, yah she is talking now! Thank goodness!! PD advised us to wait till her 2nd birthday before considering speech therapy and then a couple of weeks before her 2nd birthday, she suddenly found her tongue! Now she can say daddy, mummy, jie-jie, milk-milk etc. Some of her words are still difficult to decipher but at least she is talking.Luanee:
My 20mth-old still cannot talk. No papa no mama no mum-mum or anything. She can gesture and indicate what she wants. PD says as long she has good eye contact, can response to name, understand and follows instructions, dances to music etc, she is fine. Wait till she turns 2 and see how. But I am worried, sigh...
Hi Luanee, sorry just saw your post. Has you child started talking?
My DD1 also started talking late.. the Doc was telling me to monitor one more month, otherwise send to speech therapist or something.. then in less then a month, she started yaketty-yak... sometimes need to ask her to stop talking for 5min also difficult..
Don't worry okay... -
Luanee:
Hi RRUmmy, yah she is talking now! Thank goodness!! PD advised us to wait till her 2nd birthday before considering speech therapy and then a couple of weeks before her 2nd birthday, she suddenly found her tongue! Now she can say daddy, mummy, jie-jie, milk-milk etc. Some of her words are still difficult to decipher but at least she is talking.
She just wanted to give you her Birthday Present to You! :lol:
Enjoy it, many said letting them see your mouth when you talk helps much in their forming the words...she must have already stored so many words in that magical CPU of hers.. remember.. when they really start, hard to get them to stop.. :lol: -
Hi All
Pls do not worry, some chn develop motor skill faster than others, while other tods are able to verbal faster. Environment also play an important role for children. -
Hi!
I have received an circular email regarding a free software package specifically developed for autism children. Its called <a href=\"http://www.zacbrowser.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"http://www.zacbrowser.com\">Zac Browser</a>. (Zac = Zone for Autistic Children) It seems quite interesting and fun for children!
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It is the first Internet browser developed and targeted children living with variants of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). It was made for the children - for their enjoyment, enrichment, and freedom. Children touch it, use it, play it, interact with it, and experience independence through ZAC. ZAC has been an effective tool for kids with low, medium and high functioning autism.
It allows a child to access games (a lot of games) activities (based on diverse interests) along with videos (that allow a stimulating experience and encourage children to talk). All games, activities and videos are specifically chosen for their positive effect on children suffering from autism.
ZAC Browser was originally initiated by a grandfather to design for his grandson, Zackary, who born in 2002 and was diagnosed with severe autism in 2005. Zackary has benefited a lot from Zac Browser. He was able to play, be entertained and took best advantage of what technology has to offer.
Thus his family decided that this immense virtual playground should be shared with the whole world. It was made absolutely free to download.
Check it out for more useful info from ZacBrowser website... -
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Living with Autism
Children with autism are not all alike. In fact they can be as different
from each other as any other child. There is an ‘autistic spectrum' and
children may be on different points of it. Some children have difficulties
alongside their autism, which may affect their education and their overall
emotional and social development.
Other autistic children may be able to learn as well as, or even better
than, children of the same age who don't have autism. Very rarely, a
child with autism may truly shine at one or two particular skills such as
maths, music or art.
Autism affects the ability and desire to connect with other people, and so
autism in children affects the child's ability to form relationships with
others.
Most children with autism look as ‘normal' as any other child, though their
behaviour or possibly their speech, may make them seem different. It
may or may not be obvious to people outside the family that a child has
autism. At first there is probably no real sign of it. In fact, some children
with autism are not diagnosed for a while, as the symptoms of autism are
not always clear-cut.
What children with autism do have in common, is a serious
communication difficulty, and often this only becomes clear as they
emerge from babyhood. A toddler can develop normally, and then he
may start to ‘go backwards', stopping learning to talk, for instance when
he had been making progress.
What can you do to help children with autism?
A child with autism has problems understanding the ways of the world,
and other people's behaviour. There is no actual cure for autism, though
some people do develop ways of living independently, and overcoming
some of the most problematic aspects of the condition.
Some researchers and doctors have discovered that the majority of
respondents said their child had other problems like ADHD, dyspraxia,
mental health problems.
The very individual nature of autism is one of the reasons why treatment
or therapy is such a challenge. Other conditions may be complicating the
pictures as well as the fact that autism can be different in every child.
There has been cases of twins, both with autism where one was helped
by therapy and the other one wasn't. It can be very hard to evaluate
therapies, and in fact, there is very little evidence base for many
therapies. But absence of evidence doesn't mean the therapy is of no
value. It may mean that a detailed research hasn't yet been done.
Research into children with autism
Research needs to improve, so treatment can be based on what is likely
to help the majority of children with autism. Structured educational
programmes, where the child can be helped to understand in advance
what's going to happen, are normally helpful.
Autistic children dislike change, and prefer routine. Therapies and
interventions that acknowledge this are more likely to be effective.
Need help? Need to speak to someone?
Or do you need to know more about autism?
Autism Association
Blk 381, Clementi Ave 5, #01-398 Singapore 120381
Tel: (65) 6774 6649
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~autism/
AWWA School
11 Lorong Napiri, Singapore 547532
Tel: (65) 6511 5280
http://www.awwa.org.sg
Canossian School
No.1 Sallim Road Singapore 387621
Tel: (65) 6749 8971
http://www.cshi.com
Chaoyang School (age 7-12 yrs)
18 Ang Mo Kio Ave 9, Singapore 569767
Tel: (65) 6456 6922
http://www.apsn.org.sg
Divinity Especial Needs Intervention Centre
Blk 249, Bishan Street 22, #B1-370, Singapore 570249
Tel: (65) 6459 9552
http://www.divinity.edu.sg
Eden School (formely Singapore Autism School)
101 Yuan Ching Rd, Singapore 618653
Tel: (65) 6265 7400
http://www.edenschool.edu.sg
Fernvale Gardens School
7 Fernvale Road, Singapore 797635
Tel: (65) 6481 6697
http://www.minds.org.sg/schools/yiochu/
Grace Orchard School (age 6-18 yrs)
35 Boon Lay Avenue, Singapore 649962
Tel: (65) 6264 4600
http://www.go.edu.sg
Genesis School for Special Education
9/11 West Coast Road, Singapore 127296
Tel: (65) 6733 1172
http://www.genesisschool.com.sg
Kits4Kids Special School
63 Ceylon Road, Singapore 429647
Tel: (65) 6345 8812
http://www.kits4kids.org
Lee Kong Chian Gardens School
802 Margaret Drive, Singapore 149311
Tel: (65) 6473 8332
http://www.minds.org.sg/schools/leekong/
Lighthouse School
51 Toa Payoh Rise, Singapore 298106
Tel: (65) 6250 3755
http://www.ssvh.edu.sg
Metta School (age 6-18 yrs)
30 Simei Street, Singapore 529950
Tel: (65) 6788 5800
http://www.mettaschool.edu.sg
Pathlight School
5, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, Singapore 569739
Tel: (65) 6459 9951
http://www.pathlight.org.sg
Rainbow Center (Margaret Drive)
501 Margaret Drive, Singapore 149306
Tel: (65) 6472 7077
http://www.rainbowcentre.org.sg
Rainbow Center (Margaret Drive)
15 Yishun Street 61, Singapore 768548
Tel: (65) 6482 2592
http://www.rainbowcentre.org.sg
Singapore School for the Deaf
227 Mountbatten Road, Singapore 397998
Tel: (65) 6345 6765
http://www.ssd.edu.sg
St Andrew's Autism School (7-18 years)
(Temporary) St. Andrew Community Hospital, Level 10, 8 Simei Street 3
(After 2010) 1 Eilliot Road
Tel: (65) 6586 1021
http://www.sach.org.sg/Web/Site/Default.aspx?mid=7
St. Clare - School for Special Needs
102B Upper Aljunied Road, Singapore 367881
Tel: (65) 6284 1909
http://www.saintclare.com.sg
Towner Gardens School
1B Lengkong Lima, Singapore 417557
Tel: (65) 6446 2612
http://www.minds.org.sg/schools/towner/
Woodlands Gardens School
30 Woodlands Ring Road, #01-01, Singapore 737883
Tel: (65) 6468 0566
http://www.minds.org.sg/schools/jurong/
For related articles on autism, autism therapy
interventions, click the blue link to go to : > http://iautistic.com/autism-therapy-intervention.php -
bbforest,
Don’t worry yourself but trying to figure out things you read on the internet. It would be better to go to a specialist.
Observe your child closely and perhaps it may help to take note of things or ‘triggers’ to certain behaviour. That may help with the diagnosis. Meanwhile, do not worry unnecesarily. My son did not say a word till he was 16 months ago, and after that, he can’t stop talking. -
Just to add on, children who are diagnosed at an earlier age have better
chances of growing up to be more independent.
Early intervention will allow better progress if therapies were to be
introduced. The later an autistic child is diagnosed, the longer the
speech delay might prolong…
Early intervention also helps the educators work with how the child
CAN learn best. More often than usual, autistic children will not be
able to conform to the usual progress of the group of children of
the same age. That said, it also depends on the autism spectrum
as diagnosed by the doctors.
I have worked with children with mild autism and a few extreme
ones as well… The milder ones grew up; still able to learn how to
read and write effectively and even play well with other children
the same age. Communication is not a problem either. Early
diagnosis enabled the teachers to render earlier and a more
appropriate assistance so that the child is able to progress
and develop their potential to the best of their abilities.
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