All About Autism
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Snow24:
I think you shouldn't worry about the learning yet. They don't learn much academic stuff in kindy that a child can't catch up easily later. I also wouldn't worry about him not answering when tested. My experience with my daughter is that she wouldn't answer if she didn't want to, and it didn't mean she didn't know! What's more of concern now is the behaviour as that will have greater impact in the long run.Hi Slmkhoo
At home he will sit at table and chair, 1 to 1 table activity. He is ok.
In school, teacher need to be with him 1 to 1 then he can complete the worksheet.
The teacher is unable to help him as she need to conduct her lesson and look after other children so she just leave him alone.
During class time, he is unable to follow group instruction, he is not following the lesson.Teacher tested him after teaching he cannot recognise the word taught.He is lying down on the floor under the table while others are sitting on the floor.
After reminder to sit on floor, listen to teacher before he go for school.He will sit on floor for awhile then he will make noises and play with classroom equipment. His problem is in classroom group setting.
We did send him for OT before the OT said he is performing well 1 to 1.
I understand it will take a long time for child to be able to improve. No school will tolerate his distruptive behavior.The worse part is he is not learning in the school.
It seems that he's ok 1-on-1, so that's a start. However, he needs to be able to do that in a group setting when he isn't given individual attention, which means he needs to be able to exercise greater self-control. More 1-on-1 work isn't going to help. At home, try to wean him off your direct attention to stay on task. You can start him off, tell him what to do, then move away to do something else, but stay where you can keep an eye on him. When you see him getting distracted, but before he actually stops, go back and remind him to carry on. Try to gradually extend the period between reminders until he can do a reasonable time period without someone beside him.
You can also role play the sitting on the floor at home - maybe it's not just the losing interest, but it could be that he finds it hard to stay in one place, or that he needs more physical support. Try to find out what the issue is - he may need a particular spot or circle to be marked out, or something to lean against, or more practice sitting with legs crossed etc. He may need more physical exercise to build up his muscle tone so he can support himself better. If he is easily distracted, maybe something to hold in his hands while sitting on the floor may help - a small squeezy ball or beanbag or something. If you find a solution, then you can suggest it to the teachers.
Have you tried social stories? Write some for him and review them with your son frequently. Perhaps make a copy to keep in school so the teachers can let your son review them there too. Emphasise why he should not move around or make noise during the teaching times. If he can't read yet, use pictures.
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Hi Snow24,
Try shadow teacher. -
Snow24:
Although intervention is important before 6, it doesn't mean that intervention after 6 doesn't work or isn't important. You will be doing some form of intervention for years to come. You need to tailor your activities to what you are trying to achieve. Table activities 1-on-1 will not help him pay attention when not given individual attention. So you have to work on table and other activities when he is unaccompanied.Hi Niu2009
I know every child is different.I am quite stress indeed because he is turning 6 in a year time as intervention works better before 6.
Everyday he is having difficulties in school and not learning. We have to do the teaching at home because he cannot learn in school.
Professionals advised us to work on table activity which we did with him.
As I said in my earlier post, don't worry about the learning but focus on the behaviour for now. He will catch up easily once he learns to focus and pay attention. Better behaviour is not just for the sake of learning; he needs to learn that socially acceptable behaviour is important for living in society. -
phtthp:
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is it ok if u give us phone contact & location of this shop that sell Ortho K, to adjust kid's eyesight ?tyeogh:
Re myopia, there is a new technology called Ortho K. It's is a contact lens worn at night before sleep. Child takes it out next morning. The lens shapes the child's eyes. The main purpose is to stop myopia deterioration. So if a child uses it for like 10 years, the power maintains or increase by only 50 degrees instead of the expected 500 degrees.
The other advantage is the child will have perfect eyesight for the next day. So after he takes it out in the morning he gets perfect vision for 24 hrs i.e. specs free.
My 3rd child is using it. Please note I have no relationship with Ortho K nor am I paid to promote it. I found out thru a friend and I am only a user. I must say it is an amazing product.
Thank you, very much
Go to their Bukit Timah branch. Look for David. He is very patient with kids. -
Hi Snow24,
Perhaps you need to consider sending your son to a special needs group class on top of his current mainstream school? You may want to contact SgEnable and ask them for government eipic but what I understand is some centres don’t accept K1 students and above. Private eipic is more flexible in terms of age limit. This program offers a bridge for your son who is able to perform in 1-to-1 class setting but falter in a large and noisy classroom setting.
Another way is to ask your OT to find 2-3 partners for your son to do group OT. This helps as your son needs to learn to wait for his turn and participate in group activities. My son is like your son, very good in 1-to-1 session, so I refine his therapy by adding on social class and group brain-training class.
You need to help your son get used to classroom routine as sooner or later we won’t be able to help so much in their homework right (especially higher-primary homework, i think I cannot even answer some of the Maths problem sums!). -
Couragemom:
hi Couragemom,Hi Snow24,
Perhaps you need to consider sending your son to a special needs group class on top of his current mainstream school? You may want to contact SgEnable and ask them for government eipic but what I understand is some centres don't accept K1 students and above. Private eipic is more flexible in terms of age limit. This program offers a bridge for your son who is able to perform in 1-to-1 class setting but falter in a large and noisy classroom setting.
Another way is to ask your OT to find 2-3 partners for your son to do group OT. This helps as your son needs to learn to wait for his turn and participate in group activities. My son is like your son, very good in 1-to-1 session, so I refine his therapy by adding on social class and group brain-training class.
You need to help your son get used to classroom routine as sooner or later we won't be able to help so much in their homework right (especially higher-primary homework, i think I cannot even answer some of the Maths problem sums!).
u mention this group brain-training class.
I have a friend whose son is K1 this year, he is hyperactive, cannot remember things well.
eg :
for K1 Show & Tell : his mom (my friend) will write down 8 sentences (#1 to #8) for him, to speak out during Show & Tell.
his mom said she spent 3 days teaching him how to remember, what to say, but he just can't remember the content (inspite of spending 3 days with him) Out of 8 sentences, he can only remember 2 or 3, at most.
This happen not once, but she noticed is a pattern, over a few Show and Tell session.
In contrast, her niece (also K1) : within 2 days, can remember all the 8 sentences, no issue with niece.
does this group brain-training class help children to remember things, better ?
what do the kids do, inside this class ?
if can help kids to have better memory, don't mind if u pass me the contact number of this trainer, I then pass to my friend. She worried about her son's ability to remember, retention of memory issue.
Thank you, very much -
Hi Snow24,
Something for you to try when you are weaning your boy of 1-1 attention during table activities at home.
When doing table work at home, place one side of the table against the wall and your boy sits on the other side facing the wall. Then you will sit behind him. If he is not used to it at first, you try by sitting side-by-side and then slowly move your chair until you are sitting behind him. Then once he is ok with this arrangement, you slowly move your chair further and further away from him. In your table activities, you must include some short activities where he will be doing it himself while you watch. Slowly extend the duration of these activities. Also, slowly change from you are watching him while he is doing these activities to you are not watching him (like you do your own things) while still sitting on his side or behind him. Then progress to sometimes, you are not with him like you go toilet for 5 mins. Remember to give him lots of praises. Can also use the token/reward system we shared abt earlier.
On the therapy side, you can sign him up for group social skills classes. I know Dynamics and Weecare have such classes when my boy was abt your son’s age. But not sure abt now.
Couragemom’s suggestion for group OT is also something worth trying.
Hope it helps. -
Hi phtthp,
The brain training class I go to is recommended by a regular mommy forumer here -double E. She mentioned that she sends her son to Brainy moves last year and I also read about this on the newspaper and I decided to let my son go for a try, and he loves it! A shout-out to Double E, thanks for sharing the contact, my son is in his 3rd term already!
But phtthp, first and forthmost, my son has great working memory even before he joins brainy moves, so I am not sure if such a class can help your friend’s son. My main goals are to improve his body tone and balance and also to follow instruction in a noisy and lots of movement environment (his auditory processing is slower than his peers).
I also enquired about the programs in Brainfit studio ( you may want to read the thread on this, got quite a lot of rave reviews) but the price is a tab too much for me as my son attends other therapy classes as well.
Sorry if I cannot be of more help. -
Hi phtthp,
Oh, forgot to answer your question about what the class is about. Hmmm… In my 'mommy’s standard expert opinion, it is like a mesh of OT + PT and PE class altogether. Lots of bilateral exercises, crossing the mid-line, running etc. The core belief of the program is with the neuro plasticity of the brain, we can try to ‘re-wire’ the brain thus improving the learning ability of a child. -
phtthp:
I wonder it the issue is really with memory? If the child is ASD, it could be that the root cause is that the child isn't very interested in doing something just for someone else. For NT kids, telling them that learning it will earn praise from the teacher or parent may be a motivator, but it may not be for an ASD child. It's part of the poor social skills issues. K1 kids are by nature self-centred, what more ASD kids. The only suggestion I have is to make the purpose of learning those things intrinsically interesting to the child, either by linking them to some outcome which he really likes, or dressing them up in some way. Even now, my Asperger's 18yo remembers certain things extremely well (which we mostly consider trivia) and has difficulty remembering schoolwork-related things which she finds uninteresting. I wish I could find a foolproof way to harnessing her memory which I know is good, but only for what she finds interesting.I have a friend whose son is K1 this year, he is hyperactive, cannot remember things well.
eg :
for K1 Show & Tell : his mom (my friend) will write down 8 sentences (#1 to #8) for him, to speak out during Show & Tell.
his mom said she spent 3 days teaching him how to remember, what to say, but he just can't remember the content (inspite of spending 3 days with him) Out of 8 sentences, he can only remember 2 or 3, at most.
This happen not once, but she noticed is a pattern, over a few Show and Tell session.
In contrast, her niece (also K1) : within 2 days, can remember all the 8 sentences, no issue with niece.
does this group brain-training class help children to remember things, better ?
what do the kids do, inside this class ?
if can help kids to have better memory, don't mind if u pass me the contact number of this trainer, I then pass to my friend. She worried about her son's ability to remember, retention of memory issue.
Thank you, very much
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