All About Autism
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nugget:
Yup I intend to inform the school of my child's condition. Now that he is 5 yo, is it too early to check on the AED? Cos my worries is by the time he is 7, maybe the good AED would have left? And, may I know if we decided that that particular school has good support, we can only wait till the official registration period (is it mid of k2?) right?
Just to add on to Mashy point 1, you can call up or email the school you interested in.mashy:
1) It depends on the school. Some schools do not have open house and don't entertain parents visiting.
2) I don't think it is compulsory for mainstream schools. It is needed if u are sending your child to SPED schools though.
3) no pass or fail. Just will advise you which is a better option for you in schooling.
I went to a few schools to make enquiry and visits before decided which one to enroll my child into. But then, you need to be open about your child condition if you are asking about AED LBS support etc.
My hb said in the worst case, we will engage a shadow teacher to a mainstream school. Will cost a bomb I guess. -
Double e,
My son join this class as according to the senior teacher is that my son has the potential … Because this group they are going to mainstream primary one setting.
My son next year is just only k1 . I assume he join for co hort teaching purpose not gruadating w them .
I also not sure how this works … -
Summer tan:
Yup I intend to inform the school of my child's condition. Now that he is 5 yo, is it too early to check on the AED? Cos my worries is by the time he is 7, maybe the good AED would have left? And, may I know if we decided that that particular school has good support, we can only wait till the official registration period (is it mid of k2?) right?
Just to add on to Mashy point 1, you can call up or email the school you interested in.nugget:
[quote=\"mashy\"]
1) It depends on the school. Some schools do not have open house and don't entertain parents visiting.
2) I don't think it is compulsory for mainstream schools. It is needed if u are sending your child to SPED schools though.
3) no pass or fail. Just will advise you which is a better option for you in schooling.
I went to a few schools to make enquiry and visits before decided which one to enroll my child into. But then, you need to be open about your child condition if you are asking about AED LBS support etc.
My hb said in the worst case, we will engage a shadow teacher to a mainstream school. Will cost a bomb I guess.[/quote]Yes, it's too early. No point seeing so early as he also hasn't confirmed a place in the school.
Don't worry too much. He is only 5 now. Just do what you can now. There will be other worries next time so leave it till then. However, if u shortlisted a school that may require pv for phase 2b, time to start that to guarantee or improve chances of your place. Ultimately, the school will still need u to go thru the normal registration process.
I'm not sure about other schools, my boy's sch displayed all the photos of the teachers and AED on the school board outside general office. U may try visiting schools during dismissal time to check the board. Or the easier way is to call the schools and ask how many AED they have. They have specialised ones for ASD. Dunno which is that though. -
Summer tan:
summer tan, its a good time to start ground work when your child is 5 yo. While AEDs may or may not change when your child reaches school enrolment, its good to have a feel of school environment, how embracing the school is towards special needs children etc. in addition to the AED consideration.Yup I intend to inform the school of my child's condition. Now that he is 5 yo, is it too early to check on the AED? Cos my worries is by the time he is 7, maybe the good AED would have left? And, may I know if we decided that that particular school has good support, we can only wait till the official registration period (is it mid of k2?) right?
My hb said in the worst case, we will engage a shadow teacher to a mainstream school. Will cost a bomb I guess.
You may also like to check whether the school allows shadow teachers. Not all may allow shadow teachers and I have come across one that does not. -
Actually I feel its not too late to start to look now.
I started to look when my son just started K1 and some schools already don’t accept pv. I visited 3 schools around my area before selecting one. And this school I wanted my son to go is > 1km away hence I need to PV in order to secure my chances. And through the PV, I happened to see how the school deal with other special needs kids.
Maybe you can start to go for their school open house. Like someone mentioned, its usually in June/July. -
Double E:
Double E, thanks for your encouragement. Let's always hope for the best!
ImMeemee
Congrats to u too. Is already very remarkable that yr girl can go to PL. I hope my son has the option too when his time comes
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ImMeeMee,
I am sure you girl will do well in pathlight
Glad you made your decision. Does she need to start enrolling now or also wait for P1 enrollment in June? -
ImMeeMee:
Congrats to u and all the best for the PL screening!Here goes.
Psy has recommended that we place our doter in PL. The rationale was that she will benefit from PL's learning environment, and based on her performance and behavior, it appears that she has high chances with PL. Of course, this would be subject to PL's own internal screening process.
PL offers P1 Foundation and P1 Standard. Meaning a child who enrols into PL at 7 yo will enter P1 Foundation, before proceeding to P1 Standard at 8 yo. P1 Foundation is a bridging program between K2 and P1 in terms of curriculum, but it provides the exposure to the primary school environment to prepare the child for P1 and beyond.
We have decided to go by the recommendations and apply for PL. Our key priority is to look at what will serve the best interests of our doter here and now. It is valid that our doter works better in a small group setting, it is true that she thrives in a more structured environment. So naturally she will have a better chance with the PL environment. She is beginning to show confidence in her cognitive capabilities, and therefore we would want to support her with the option where we have relatively higher chance to continue to build her self-confidence and self-esteem in her early years. In a way, P1 Foundation is a deferment program, which will give her more time and space to continue to grow, while in the meantime pacing her into the education system.
As for the future, we really cant tell what it holds, and so no point thinking too far ahead. We still hope that she could eventually blend into society at large, and where and when she is ready, we will make decisions again based on her needs there and then. -
nugget:
I agree that doing PV is a very good way to see how they handle special needs kids and every other kid too.Actually I feel its not too late to start to look now.
I started to look when my son just started K1 and some schools already don't accept pv. I visited 3 schools around my area before selecting one. And this school I wanted my son to go is > 1km away hence I need to PV in order to secure my chances. And through the PV, I happened to see how the school deal with other special needs kids.
Maybe you can start to go for their school open house. Like someone mentioned, its usually in June/July. -
Hi ImMeeMee
Is your girl going P1 next year? Maybe it may be a good idea to start contacting Pathlight. Before they except your enrolment, they will need to do another round of assessment (in other word, the psy’s assessment report is only reference). Also be mentally prepared for the long queue.
We submitted our son’s enrolment to Pathlight through KKH CDU in June, we only get the appointment for assessment towards december (though there were also some hiccups in between like KKH forgot to submit the original diagnosis report of my son’s condition). Pathlight also told us to expect at least 9 months-1.5 years of wait if my son pass their assessment, as they were already 50% over capacity. We panicked as we were worried what is he going to do during the 1.5 years wait? So we sent him to mainstream. It was difficult at start but now we think it isn’t a bad idea to be in mainstream so as to learn integrating with his normal peers
Anyway, I don’t know what is the situation in Pathlight now- I heard that they open up more vacancy… but I still think it is good to be prepared earlier and also good to have a plan B
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