All About Autism

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trijoy:

Hi schweppes,


Thanks, I will be strong n positive for my son .....

cheering u on... :rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:

[ImMeeMee]

schweppes:

Always look forward to the light at the end of the tunnel

Cheers! :celebrate:

[trijoy]

Hi,


Has anyone tried acupunture on their kids ? heard abt it, but wants to know if effective ?

Thanks

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trijoy:

Hi,


Has anyone tried acupunture on their kids ? heard abt it, but wants to know if effective ?

Thanks

It did cross my mind but did not try it on dd. No particular reason why not. I think maybe it was an alternative form of therapy and dh was a little sceptical. So far, have no heard of anyone with asd kids trying it.

[pingsped]

trijoy:

Hi,


Has anyone tried acupunture on their kids ? heard abt it, but wants to know if effective ?

Thanks

Yes, I've had kids whose parents tried acupuncture. It didn't work so they came to me. Some parents claimed there were some \"benefits\" from tui na or massage.

In theory, if the child has an underlying medical condition eg gastric & sleep problems, treating it (TCM, western medicine, etc) will help improve the child's attention and responsiveness.

I suppose in the case of chinese massage, children with certain types of sensory integration disorder (esp tactile types) may become \"less sensitive\", \"less tense\" or more aware of his body parts & sensation with the masseur rubbing his body all over.

But most parents will report better attention or responsiveness (IF THERE'S ANY BENEFIT) after 2-4 weeks of treatment. After that, there is limited improvement. Some may persist with alternative treatment for up to 1 year before giving up.

OT, ST and behv mgt are main treatments, followed by educational and social skills therapy.

[trijoy]

schweppes & pingsped,


Thanks, I dun think my son can tolerate needles on his head :roll:

[jtoh]

autumnbronze:

If I may ...


I would like to share this book that I finished reading some weeks back.

I found it very inspiring that a parent, particularly the father, was willing to go through whatever means ie even consulting mystic healers from Africa and Mongolia just so to be able to reach out to his DS. Truly a heart-warming story.

Actually, I don't mind lending this book to anyone who is interested. Its sitting on my bookshelf. Just PM me

Here are the links to the review:

http://www.horseboymovie.com/Book.php

http://www.horseboymovie.com/book-reviews.php

And the movie:

http://www.horseboymovie.com/Film.php

Thanks autumnbronze. It looks very touching. Where can i buy the book in Singapore?

[trijoy]

Hi,


May I know any of the kids here r with Pathlight ? heard it is quite tough to get in …

[mayjoel]

Hello, new to this forum. I need to sent my 6yr old boy for a school readiness assessment. The school needs this report to ascertain if my son can go to mainstream or not.

I think I dont want to wait and queue at subsidized rate. EIPIC (my son’s early intervention school) needs the report asap & told me the wait list for special school is long.

Anybody out there has good psychologist contact? Pls advise, thanks!

[ImMeeMee]

Dear All, would like to consult those parents who are putting their children on speech therapy.


We had a ST previously who incorporated literacy and numeric coaching into her sessions. She also had basic PECs and motor-oral exercises.

We recently changed to a ST who focuses on PECs and PROMPT and would be embarking on Henan soon. However, she does not cover literacy and numeric coaching, and refers us to another special needs therapist, who in turn wants to separate literacy, numeric, pre-writing/drawing into separate sessions. She also mentions that functional communications (ie. eye-hand co-ordination, gross and fine motor skills) is lacking and should also be a separate session.

all in all it would mean that we need to put dd3 on about 4-5 sessions per week. considering that dd3 is only 3.5 yo and learning should be more integrated at this early stage, would like to hear parents’ views on whether segrating different sessions at such a young age is a usual practice.

thanks in advance for advice.