All About Autism

[braverymom]

Double E,


Thanks for sharing. Yup after sometimes spent with my child, I somehow can tell from a person’s behavior that if that person is a special needs. The worst situation is parent in denial like the boy that I am helping now. The school teacher also can’t tell what is wrong with that child, because she is not experience in that area. Feel very sorry for that form teacher, but nothing can be done. Called AED, AED said unless the teacher approach her, else there is nothing can be done too.

[helplessmum3]

Mummies may I ask again how u potty train yr child ?


Beside keep bring them to toilet … How u make then tell u when they want to pee?

N at what stage u will allow them without diaper at shopping mall or for night sleep or even nap time ?

[sharonkhoo]

helplessmum3:

Mummies may I ask again how u potty train yr child ?


Beside keep bring them to toilet .. How u make then tell u when they want to pee?

N at what stage u will allow them without diaper at shopping mall or for night sleep or even nap time ?

My Asperger's daughter was a nightmare to potty train. I didn't start until she was nearly 3yo, but she was very unreliable in telling me when she needed to go. I think she ust didn't have the body-awareness and it was only by 4yo that she could mostly tell me. She was still quite unreliable until she was 6yo! I just made sure I brought her to the toilet every couple of hours, and she wore pull-ups outside until about 4yo. Same with night diapers, and I also put a waterproof sheet over her mattress until she was about 6yo. You just have to be patient and keep teaching until they get it, which may be later than NT kids.

[nugget]

slmkhoo:

nugget:

Thanks Slmkhoo,


That will be the next time i am working on. Its one of the toughest ..

I usually deal with things as the crop up rather than one at a time. Many are on-going issues and can't be 'done' in a period of months or even years. There may be a slightly greater emphasis on something that becomes a particular issue for a time, but we always seem to have to re-visit issues, and also repeat things again and again. It just seems to take longer for things to become habitual (except for things you wish weren't!).

Sorry I mean that is the next thing I am working on. Hahaha. Typo. Ya.. there are so many issues to work on at a time. Sigh... Its a never ending process.

[helplessmum3]

Slmkhoo… Wow!! U the mum !!

[helplessmum3]

Mummies I’m thinking of changing my son to Montessori school …


Is Montessori teaching prepare for mainstream primary one ?

[sharonkhoo]

helplessmum3:

Mummies I'm thinking of changing my son to Montessori school ..


Is Montessori teaching prepare for mainstream primary one ?

Don't you think you are changing too soon? Won't it upset your son even more if his environment and the teaching style keeps changing? My personal opinion is that all systems have their value and there is no perfect one. Consistency and stability are probably more important for kids, NT and especially ASD, than chasing after 'better' systems. I don't have personal experience of Montessori, but my impression is that they are rather 'free and easy', and if you are looking for something that specifically prepares for P1, then it may not be what you want. If you are determined to change again, pick carefully taking into account finances, travel time etc, and resolve to stick with it until your son goes to P1. My daughter attended 3 preschools in 3 countries, and I don't recommend frequent changes. She survived, but it was largely because I am a SAHM who took charge of things at home, and provided the consistency and stability that the kids needed. The preschools were add-ons rather than the core of my kids' education.

[ImMeeMee]

nugget:

slmkhoo,

Can share with us how do you train concentration? My son always loses concentration easily when doing a task.

nugget, my doter gets distracted easily too.

Sometime last year she was having some issues with sensory modulation and emotion regulation. So her OT ran a sensory profile test on her. It turned out that she has probable issues with multi-sensory processing. Meaning, if there is too much sensory input, she is not able to handle them well. The outcome is that she gets distracted and upset.

One of the recommendations if the child is doing work is to keep the work area clutter-free, so as to minimize the distractions. Another OT also advises that to desensitize her, we could play some soft background music while she is doing her work, and slowly this is supposed to help her block out background noise so that she can concentrate better.

Honestly I have not tried the background music part, cos I find that my doter's attention span depends on the task at-hand. If its things she likes eg. literacy worksheets or activities, she can keep at it for quite a long time. Ask her to do penmenship practice, and her attention span is very low.

There are many types of sensory processing issues, some are hyper and some are hypo. I am still trying to make sense out of this and how it relates to ASD. OT would be a good resource this area.

[nugget]

ImMeeMee:

nugget, my doter gets distracted easily too.

Sometime last year she was having some issues with sensory modulation and emotion regulation. So her OT ran a sensory profile test on her. It turned out that she has probable issues with multi-sensory processing. Meaning, if there is too much sensory input, she is not able to handle them well. The outcome is that she gets distracted and upset.

One of the recommendations if the child is doing work is to keep the work area clutter-free, so as to minimize the distractions. Another OT also advises that to desensitize her, we could play some soft background music while she is doing her work, and slowly this is supposed to help her block out background noise so that she can concentrate better.

Honestly I have not tried the background music part, cos I find that my doter's attention span depends on the task at-hand. If its things she likes eg. literacy worksheets or activities, she can keep at it for quite a long time. Ask her to do penmenship practice, and her attention span is very low.

There are many types of sensory processing issues, some are hyper and some are hypo. I am still trying to make sense out of this and how it relates to ASD. OT would be a good resource this area.

ImMeeMee,

I am having the same problem too. The task which I want him to focus on is really dependent on the activties.

Handwriting tasks esp those in sentences, he wont like it. Will lose focus easily. Those matching ones will be like a breeze. So easy for him.

The OT in his EIPIC didnt highlight any sensory issues yet. The KKH OT is now trying to see if he has any sensory issues now.

[ImMeeMee]

nugget:

ImMeeMee,

I am having the same problem too. The task which I want him to focus on is really dependent on the activties.

Handwriting tasks esp those in sentences, he wont like it. Will lose focus easily. Those matching ones will be like a breeze. So easy for him.

The OT in his EIPIC didnt highlight any sensory issues yet. The KKH OT is now trying to see if he has any sensory issues now.

One advice that my therapist tells me is to sequence the easy and difficult tasks like this - easy/difficult/easy. Its good to start off with an easy task to keep the child interested, and then the difficult one, and finish off with an easy task. In that way, the desk work finishes on a good note for the child so that he will continue to stay motivated to want to do desk work the next session comes. It seems that its a good way to build the child's self-esteem and confidence.

That plus a lot of breaks in between.