All About Autism
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helplessmum3:
until now i still dont know what is the real definition in \"SMART\".
Do you mean SMART as in Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time Bound?
Anyway, SMART can be street smart or academically smart.
Most kids tends to be academically smart, and not street smart as they are \"trained and drilled\" since young in their books and various subjects, while street smart is all about the real world out there, observing and knowing what works and what don't work out, and learning from these practical lessons and experiences. -
helplessmum3:
until now i still dont know what is the real definition in \"SMART\".
It varies from person to person. There are so many aspects of intelligence, and some people will have one or a few types, but not all. I would think hardly anyone, if any at all, has them all. Our school system only measures a narrow range of academic 'smart'ness, but there are other types too. -
helplessmum3:
until now i still dont know what is the real definition in \"SMART\".
For me, smart means self-learning. My DS is good at some areas, but poor in social skills. I just try my best to help him but not change him. -
nugget:
is there any child psychologist from the REACH Team, inside his school ?Hi all,
I need some pointers from parents.
My boy doesn't seem to understand what is exam and the seriousness of it.
So far there have been bite size tests. Sometimes he does very well. Sometimes he fails..
After discussion with teachers, we realized that he cannot focus on doing his test paper because he is easily distracted or nervous due to the time limitation.
I tried to implement cue cards but was told by teachers need to get MOE approval.
We are not to sure how long the process will be and if we need to update the contents of the cue card, we would need to submit again??
Although we are not harp on about getting good grades.
But I really hope he don't fail because if he fails, it might affect his self esteem.
How do you get your child to focus and do papers?
Will be really grateful if anyone can share tips.
If Yes, perhaps you may consult this person.
This person may have handled similar past cases like yours before, may offer some tips, to help your son - how to handle mini tests or exam condition.
What I understand is that in some schools (not all) -
there is a person (psychologist) from a REACH Team that sees to the special needs of children, by working with the school counselors.
Parents can request to meet up first with the school counsellor, and present your case.
The school counsellor can contact this person, and arrange for a date for a psychologist to come to the school, to administer an assessment test on the child.
If the child does have a condition that needs help (eg: can't focus, during test / exam condition), this psychologist will offer advice on how to manage your child.
This will then be followed by a series of helpful sessions, to help your child overcome the issue.
A nominal sum of $ will be charged, to the parents.
This approach is very much more convenient, than going to SGH child guidance clinic.
Also, the psychologist can advise the school counsellor, in your son's school.
Private assessment by outside external psychologist, is very expensive.
In addition, this REACH team psychologist works with an Occupational Therapist, if need to.
Hope this info help.
Take action asap, for the well being of your son, who is currently P1.
The road ahead for him, is still long and far.
It can help you in your parenting role, and also give you the confidence needed, as to which direction to take.
Besides helping your son to sharpen his focus, also ensure he has ample sleep & rest, the night before he take test. -
because this world is so contradicting… at one moment say our kids are smart, next moment they are disablity…
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helplessmum3:
because this world is so contradicting... at one moment say our kids are smart, next moment they are disablity...
It's not contradictory, it's because everyone is not uniform across abilities. They may be smart at one thing or a few things, and not smart in others. For eg. my daughter is good at reading and writing English, but pretty bad in her social and physical skills. Is she smart? 'Yes' in one area and disabled in others. -
slmkhoo:
helplessmum3:
because this world is so contradicting... at one moment say our kids are smart, next moment they are disablity...
It's not contradictory, it's because everyone is not uniform across abilities. They may be smart at one thing or a few things, and not smart in others. For eg. my daughter is good at reading and writing English, but pretty bad in her social and physical skills. Is she smart? 'Yes' in one area and disabled in others.
slmkhoo, i understand now, a deaf people can't hear but they can be smart in other stuff.. is it u trying to say? deaf is the disability.... -
helplessmum3:
slmkhoo, i understand now, a deaf people can't hear but they can be smart in other stuff.. is it u trying to say? deaf is the disability....[/quote]Yes.slmkhoo:
[quote=\"helplessmum3\"]because this world is so contradicting... at one moment say our kids are smart, next moment they are disablity...
It's not contradictory, it's because everyone is not uniform across abilities. They may be smart at one thing or a few things, and not smart in others. For eg. my daughter is good at reading and writing English, but pretty bad in her social and physical skills. Is she smart? 'Yes' in one area and disabled in others. -
The Inability to focus, during tests and exam(s) -
Is getting common.
ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, utistic, and normal children below aged 19 having \"difficulty to focus in studies\" issue -
Is on the rise.
Yes, even some NT kids also have this issue.
As such, MOE together in joint collaboration with Hospitals in Ministry of Health, have planted several REACH teams in Schools since 2007 -
over various zones in Singapore schools (north, south, east, west) -
To help parents in dilemma, to tackle this issue, seek help early.
The earlier you seek help, better for your child.
What is REACH ?
http://www.nuh.com.sg/patients-and-visi ... -west.html
These psychologists are trained professionally.
They go to Mainstream schools, to help your child overcome, step by step :-
lack of attention
cant focus, day dreaming in class
poor concentration
demotivated, lost interest in studies, slowly leading to poor self esteem.
http://www.spark.org.sg/Three_Prong_Approach-LR.pdf -
slmkhoo:
Neither do I expect the teacher to hold each of the 30 kids' hands and guide them one by one. Understand they have a lot to manage. What I'm saying is, this teacher 'gives up' easily even on NT kids who may be slower. With that in mind, I feel very bad for those kids who have special needs who probably gets worse than anyone else. Basically, there must be a good fit between the teacher and the students, more so with specials needs kids. That's why I came here to share so that those who are considering mainstream can make a appeal to the principal to put their kids under a suitable teacher.Blokus:
...I'm sharing this because I would to warn you nice folks that not all teachers are accommodating. When enrolling your child, it's best to declare and specifally request for a teacher who is patient and has the ability to see the child's Potential despite the flaws. It's very important. Those with special needs in my son's class is being ignored by the teacher, she takes a hands off approach on them. So, I hope you would make a point to the school to ensure that your child is allocated to a caring teacher because not all teachers are that noble & accepting.
I think it's probably not realistic to expect a teacher to focus so much on a SN child when she has 29 other students in the class. As long as she doesn't pick on the child, I think that may be as much as can be expected. When my daughter started P1 (overseas), she was in a class of 58! I knew I couldn't expect anything from the teacher other than not scolding my child for what she could not do, and the teacher was OK about it. If my child didn't do what was expected, she just worked around her and let her be, and I would check with her now and again. On my part, I coached my child in schoolwork myself, tried to inculcate good 'classroom habits' at home, and also coached her in social skills etc. My goal for P1 was just to have my child adjust to school, including not having a lot of adult supervision and attention, and academic work was secondary.
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