All About Autism

[alphatoomega]

Hi parents,


We’re new to this forum and would like to introduce ourselves.

Alpha to Omega is an International Learning Institute, founded in Chennai, India in 1988.

Having served hundreds of students over two decades and helping them to acquire the academic strategies and skills necessary to reach their academic potential and develop the self-confidence to succeed, we are delighted to be in Singapore.

We believe in the promise and potential in each human life. We do not accept typecasting or generalizing that often occurs for children with learning differences. Our students are defined not by their learning challenges, but by their character, their accomplishments and their dreams.

Ours is a welcoming and affirming environment where lessons are customized and progress is continually monitored and refined.

Each student is loved and cherished as an individual with particular needs and unique gifts.

[Double E]

tyeogh:

ImMeeMee:

I brought my ASD daughter to her therapy session. On the way I asked if she wanted to use the toilet and she said no. Its a routine that we have set up, where she is still on a prompt system in using the toilet. Since we started this I have stopped packing an extra set of clothes because she had largely stopped having accidents.


But alas, she couldnt hold herself in the car and wet the car seat. I didnt realize until I have parked the car and brought her to the toilet - that's when I realized that her clothes were all wet. She had kept totally silent about it during the whole of our car journey. We were very near our therapy appointment, so we rushed to the clothing shop to pick up some fresh clothes for her. It didnt help that the shop was understaffed and the shop assistant was totally clueless on what to do. Then we rushed to pick up some bread for a quick bite cos she had just finished school. I thought to myself - what a bad day.

Throughout the whole episode I did not scold her, nor raise my voice. But I told her in a firm voice that I was upset, because she was supposed to go to the toilet when it was time to do so, especially since I asked her earlier.

Towards the end, my ASD daughter said to me,\"Mummy, I apologize to you for shee-sheeing in my pants, until you are upset.\"

In that instant moment, my anger disappeared. Totally. Here I was, reprimanding a special needs child for an accident, and there she was, graciously apologizing for her mistake, and trying to appease me. And what more with such a beautifully crafted sentence. A child who could not say a word when she was 3 years old.

They say as parents, we learn from our children. But it makes an even more precious lesson when we learn from our special needs children. I will never forget this day for the shamefulness that I felt for myself when I compare myself to my special needs child - about how big her heart was and how small my heart had been.

Was it a bad day? It was. Was it a good day? It was, too.

:goodpost: It shows she is socially aware. Do not blame yourself. We all know that frustration. There are no perfect parents. We just try our best for them

Tyeogh
your son is also registering for P1 this year? have u decided on mainstream or pathlight?

[einnoc]

Cool Cool:

Hi Mummies and daddy,


I have intended to enroll my son in Dynamic EIP. My son has gone for assessment and their recommendation is 1-1 speech therapy for his speech and oral motor development and a suitable class if he were enrolled in EIP. My son is 2 1/2 yr old.

Any mummies' LOs there? Can you sit in for first 2-3 classes? or just send him and left?

Btw, they are very slow in responding my email. Always have to remind them. V pissed off.

TIA.

Hi, my son has been with Dynamics for sometime. Usually they are quite responsive. Try calling instead. Is faster. Btw i notice the receptionist was training an unfamilar face last Sat.

[alphatoomega]

Cool Cool:

Hi Mummies and daddy,


I have intended to enroll my son in Dynamic EIP. My son has gone for assessment and their recommendation is 1-1 speech therapy for his speech and oral motor development and a suitable class if he were enrolled in EIP. My son is 2 1/2 yr old.

Any mummies' LOs there? Can you sit in for first 2-3 classes? or just send him and left?

Btw, they are very slow in responding my email. Always have to remind them. V pissed off.

TIA.

Hey Cool Cool,

Let me know if you're keen to check us out too. You can drop me an email at [email protected] and find out more info through our website - http://alphatoomega.org

[ImMeeMee]

Parents


Any headups on June holiday programs for our children?

The ARC program is out:
http://www.autism.org.sg/enrichment/index.php

But alas, most of the activities clash with our family holiday between 2nd and 3rd week. So have to look for other things.

Share lobangs if you have!

[tyeogh]

Double E:

Tyeogh
your son is also registering for P1 this year? have u decided on mainstream or pathlight?

Hi Double E,
Yes. At the moment, wife and me are leaning towards mainstream. Registering him in Phase 1 in July. That school has Allied Educators (Sped).

I have also applied to Pathlight Primary at the same time. This is kiasu parents forum right? Hehehe. Just got an email that his Pathlight entry assessment is fixed this June 2. Any one wants to advise what I should prepare for??

Why 2 applications? To give me a longer runway to make an educated decision.

Sometimes we still flip flop between the decision. A month ago, he came back from mainstream K2 with 0/10 for English spelling. We tried teaching him. He refused to learn. Even after he had learned, he refused to write during spelling. Zzzz. So he got 1/10 for the following week's spelling. Pathlight seemed the logical choice then.

I countered with a strategy. Sat with him with a cane for an entire week to learn spelling. Threatened him. Last week, after spelling, his book was not returned. No correction. I think he got all 10 words right. Mainstream seems the logical choice. ....this week. Zzzz.

Very hard to tell whether that boy is plain naughty like any other kid or has real learning disability. Difficulty is compounded because he likes to argue these days. Why must I do spelling? Daddy, you don't go my school ok? (meaning it's time to check with his teacher what naughty things he did). I guess it's a journey about learning how to handle him.

Double E,
What's your primary school plan for your DS?

[tyeogh]

Cool Cool:

Hi Mummies and daddy,


I have intended to enroll my son in Dynamic EIP. My son has gone for assessment and their recommendation is 1-1 speech therapy for his speech and oral motor development and a suitable class if he were enrolled in EIP. My son is 2 1/2 yr old.

Any mummies' LOs there? Can you sit in for first 2-3 classes? or just send him and left?

Btw, they are very slow in responding my email. Always have to remind them. V pissed off.

TIA.

My son was in Dynamics ST at their Forum Galleria branch. No experience with their EIPIC. I think there are no hard and fast rules about sitting in, although the general norm is most therapists prefer to work alone with your child. I'd sit in for the 1st session whenever he has a new therapist. Just to study the therapist and how he takes to her. Thereafter, I will meet the therapist at the end of the session to get feedback or homework assignments. There was a therapist who emailed me weekly on the homework assignments so I didn't even bother to discuss with her after class.

Imho, there are more negatives than positives when parents sit in. Parents tend to fall into the trap of \"showing\" what the child is a capable of by coaxing or prompting, when what the therapist really want to do is to encourage a learning pattern. It is also an emotional session when you find your child is not doing what he is supposed to do. Just leave the child alone with the therapist and go do some shopping. Pace yourself physically and emotionally - it is going to be a long journey.

[lisssa]

hi parents, do you you have recommendations for school readiness programmes? My child is going on P1 next year I am really worried that he would not be able to adapt to Mainstream school. Anyone with similar concerns?

[tyeogh]

It’s one thing to advertise in a thread where parents of special children use to share information, and another to masquerade as a parent of a special child just to advertise for Olive Tree. In both your posts to date, you are using the same ploy to draw attention to Olive Tree. It is done in poor taste.


I do not know if you are doing this with the permission of the owner Chiu or purposely ruining his already tattered reputation. I pulled my son out of Olive Tree for this same reason of aggressive advertising, irresponsible methods, shoddy delivery of service.

The more you advertise, the more you put parents off. If you are good, word of mouth gets around and we will come to you naturally.

[Snow24]

Hi


If child can study mainstream.curriculum however need 1 to 1 support or smaller group setting. Is it still feasible to attend mainstream primary school?

What to prepare child or to do to support mainstream primary school?