All About Autism
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Rose Chen\" post_id=\"2009793\" time=\"1609032000\" user_id=\"117251:[quote=\"Rose Chen\" post_id=2009793 time=1609032000 user_id=117251]
Are you looking for an online English tutor? or you prefer someone who can physically go to your place?
Dear all, sorry can I check anyone have good home English tutor recommend ?I am looking for home tutor for my light autism boy (mainstream school P1).Thanks a lot[/quote] -
2 article that appeared recently on CNA about people with high-functioning autism:
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/invisible-struggle-people-high-functioning-autism-workplace-hire-14906598
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/high-functioning-autistic-man-quest-be-human-lifelong-disability-14912500
They are part of a series, but I don't know how many other articles there will be. -
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Iset1990\" post_id=\"2021650\" time=\"1619607466\" user_id=\"189002:
TLC Speech & Feeding Clinic.
Hi, can anyone recommend a good speech therapist?
Call them for a discussion for your specific requirements. -
slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2026322\" time=\"1622940297\" user_id=\"28674:
Very touching!
Next in the series:
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/she-married-man-autism-spectrum-disorder-asd-asperger-syndrome-14957564
We have been watching this HK drama series on & off whenever we happen to see it on Channel 8 (or Channel U, can’t remember which). Followed the male doctor who has Asperger’s thru his dating life till after marriage:
Life After Death (Dual Sound)
https://live.mewatch.sg/show/Life-After-Death-%28Dual-Sound%29-213133 -
Commentary: Does the word ‘autistic’ make you uncomfortable? It shouldn’t, says the community
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/journalists-schooled-autistic-community-see-past-autism-problem-15196716
Another article in the series. Well worth reading. -
Dear Parent,
Congrats and best wishes for your kids best future endevour. As we parent are foundation/pillar to kids, im much concerned on my son future. School psychologist assessed as "mild intellectual disability" and recommend to send to SPED school (Chaoyong). Im in high dilemma to enroll my son to SPED school (Chaoyong), because that there is no PSLE curriculum and enroute to ITE. But in my deep thoughts he can improve and also he may become successful one day. Im not God and not able sworn that. Also, when he became adult and asked me "why you choose to send to SPED school, despite others are pursuing through normal streams" i have no answers for that.
But my well wishers are perceiving that after adolescent he became normal. Im migrated and became rooted here. No chance to go anywhere.
As a mom whom had numerous difficulties encountered, you may have some answers for us to envision. Would you please let me share about your thoughts. -
Raajan\" post_id=\"2030505\" time=\"1626237976\" user_id=\"193835:
How old is your child? He seems to be already in a school. If your child has already been in school for a while, it may be clearer to professionals how far behind he is, and whether he able to keep up. If he has not started school, you may want to let him try for a while, and see.
Dear Parent,
Congrats and best wishes for your kids best future endevour. As we parent are foundation/pillar to kids, im much concerned on my son future. School psychologist assessed as \"mild intellectual disability\" and recommend to send to SPED school (Chaoyong). Im in high dilemma to enroll my son to SPED school (Chaoyong), because that there is no PSLE curriculum and enroute to ITE. But in my deep thoughts he can improve and also he may become successful one day. Im not God and not able sworn that. Also, when he became adult and asked me \"why you choose to send to SPED school, despite others are pursuing through normal streams\" i have no answers for that.
But my well wishers are perceiving that after adolescent he became normal. Im migrated and became rooted here. No chance to go anywhere.
As a mom whom had numerous difficulties encountered, you may have some answers for us to envision. Would you please let me share about your thoughts.
If your child is already in school, how much help is he getting from home and outside school? Mainstream schools are not equipped to give much support to kids with special needs. So these kids will need a lot of extra support and help from parents and outside just to keep up. Just being in a class with kids who are doing better will not mean that the learning will \"rub off\" on him; in fact, he could just fall further and further back. That could damage his self-esteem. So the choice of mainstream school may work, but you need to be prepared to give a lot of extra support, coaching, mentoring, etc. And there is always a risk that in the end, he may still not be able to cope.
The good thing about schools which specifically cater to special needs is that they have a high teacher-student ratio and can pay more attention to each individual student. The teachers are also specially trained to deal with such needs. Kids with special needs, taught at their own pace, and given tailored support, can indeed catch up with mainstream peers to some degree, but usually this takes a longer time and individualised teaching. And going at a slower pace may mean that he will reach a higher end point than if he is rushed to keep up with mainstream and cconstantly struggling.
It may be hard to give up the chance of taking PSLE, but you need to be objective - what are the chances that he will do well enough at PSLE to qualify for sec school? You should talk to the teachers and psychologist and weigh all the pros and cons.
Another thing - kids with special needs grow up to be adults with special needs. They may learn to cope better and find ways to deal with some of their issues, and may even be able to disguise their special needs to those who don't know them well. If they are advised wisely, they will find a job that capitalises on their strengths and doesn't make demands on their weaknesses. But they never \"become normal\".
My own experience is different from yours - my daughter has mild ASD but has average intellectual abilities, and above average abilities in some aspects. Our challenge was to help her cope with her poor social skills and inattention, as well as poor executive functioning, auditory processing, and dyspraxia. I was a SAHM until she was 17, and only worked part-time after that. My main reason was to be available to coach her and support her because I knew the schools were not able to give her that kind of individualised attention. I also had to lower my expectations of what she could achieve. Given her intellectual abilities, without the special needs, she could done a lot better. I can safely say that if we had just put her in mainstream school and hoped for her to \"improve\", she would have done a lot worse. We always kept in the back of our minds that she might need to go to a special school at some point, but we always managed to keep her going - but it was a lot of hard work for all of us, and her. Now, she is looking for a job - yet another huge challenge.
Just my thoughts. -
Reading articles like this makes me more worry or should I say conscious for my child. Sometimes, I feel like I’m over reacting but, I do hope she is perfectly fine.
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That’s part of being a parent, anxiety and stress level are on the peak most of the time. We tend to panic for small things but, as our child grows , we will also out grow those worries.
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