All About Autism

[winniepig]

Hi all,


I am new here. My boy (now is 2.5yr old) have autism symptom, went KK last year(they dinot give us a answer, cos kid was too young to diagnose at 18mth). They refer us to alot test and OT/ST, and we ddi enroll eipic ctr @ woodlands. And we did employ a private teacher teaching him the ABA once a week(when we are waiting for the eipic ctr), attending the normal childcare now.

The woodlands Eipic just replied us last mth, they only can take him under 1-3pm slot. we did explain to them the kid situation need nag in this particular time, but they replied we need be flexible esp autism kid. after discussion, we just want to give him a try. But i am surprise the teacher is so young, and they seen donot know how to interactive w them.(it is only 2kids included my boy) And she replied us she got no experience on teaching so young kid. :gloomy:

I feel so sad... after long waiting and having this situation. Anyone can share your experience in Eipic ctr?? or it is really all the same? is it the Eipic ctr can help the kid back to mainstream school?? private teacher really cost alot and he did well on 1 to 1 session, but not the group setting.

we keep praying for the past year, looking solution... or anyone can help or giving advise??

[sharonkhoo]

winniepig:

I feel so sad... after long waiting and having this situation. Anyone can share your experience in Eipic ctr?? or it is really all the same? is it the Eipic ctr can help the kid back to mainstream school?? private teacher really cost alot and he did well on 1 to 1 session, but not the group setting.


we keep praying for the past year, looking solution... or anyone can help or giving advise??

It's very important for regular (daily) continual reinforcement. Can you learn how to do it and do it yourself? You can still have individual sessions, just less frequently so they can advise you what to do at home.

[ImMeeMee]

winniepig:

Hi all,


I am new here. My boy (now is 2.5yr old) have autism symptom, went KK last year(they dinot give us a answer, cos kid was too young to diagnose at 18mth). They refer us to alot test and OT/ST, and we ddi enroll eipic ctr @ woodlands. And we did employ a private teacher teaching him the ABA once a week(when we are waiting for the eipic ctr), attending the normal childcare now.

The woodlands Eipic just replied us last mth, they only can take him under 1-3pm slot. we did explain to them the kid situation need nag in this particular time, but they replied we need be flexible esp autism kid. after discussion, we just want to give him a try. But i am surprise the teacher is so young, and they seen donot know how to interactive w them.(it is only 2kids included my boy) And she replied us she got no experience on teaching so young kid. :gloomy:

I feel so sad... after long waiting and having this situation. Anyone can share your experience in Eipic ctr?? or it is really all the same? is it the Eipic ctr can help the kid back to mainstream school?? private teacher really cost alot and he did well on 1 to 1 session, but not the group setting.

we keep praying for the past year, looking solution... or anyone can help or giving advise??

winniepig

It may not be a surprise that SPED teachers are getting younger these days. I suppose it could be due to the government putting in place more programs on SPED, so the demand and supply issue kicks in. Generally speaking, if the teacher indeed has no experience, she is likely to be under training and the supervision of the teacher in charge, and likely not taking the group by herself. So you may like to check it out in more detail when she said what she said.

In the EIPIC school that my daughter attended back then, there is an overall teacher-in-charge that oversees the rest of the teachers. They called her the Principal Teacher. If indeed your teacher is not experienced or that you have concerns about the teaching approach, you could talk to the P teacher, raise your concerns and give feedback on how to manage your child. The teachers also work in a team when delivering the IEP for the child, and they organise periodic sessions with parents to set goals and discuss strategies. You could make use of these opportunities to ask questions and seek clarification on issues that you have.

Hope this helps. All the best.

[bs1975]

Hi,

Any recommendation of PD or Nutritionist who believe in treating asd with diet/supplements.
I see some results after removing casein and limiting gluten in boy boy’s diet. However, his weight gain has been very slow in the past 6 months. Thinking of bring him to see dietician.

[belachanbabe]

Hi DesertWind


Unfortunate similar story, my boy in P3 also had his MT exemption rejected in May. Of course we were in shock for a while because it never crossed our minds that he wouldn’t get the exemption. His MT results were so dismal despite tuition, like single digit over 100. As mentioned by others before, perhaps they do look at the other subjects’ results and if those weren’t too bad, they hope the kid will be able to cope with mandarin eventually. Anyway, we will appeal again or speak to MP, whichever earlier.

Seems like there was blanket rejection for all the latest MT exemption cases. Just wondering now if there are really too many ASD cases or extreme parents out there going to the extent of getting their kids diagnosed ASD (since it is a spectrum) to gain exemption to up PSLE results. This is my anger talking though.

[Double E]

belachanbabe

Sorry to hear about your rejection too. Seems like I have to prep myself for the same result. In fact, I was telling friends that I am not worry about this mandarin as he can always get exemption, seems like it is not the case afterall. I also wonder of the MOE interviews the MT teacher to get a better sense of how the kid cope in school instead of just depending on the report. But I will do the same like you, put up appeal and speak to MP for help. I wish you all the best.

[belachanbabe]

Thanks for the support Double E


Heng that other one in Pathlight which has an automatic exemption, otherwise I’ll cry twice!

And yes, lesson learnt is never to ASSUME and make an ass of u and me.

[Niu2009]

Double E:

belachanbabe

Sorry to hear about your rejection too. Seems like I have to prep myself for the same result. In fact, I was telling friends that I am not worry about this mandarin as he can always get exemption, seems like it is not the case afterall. I also wonder of the MOE interviews the MT teacher to get a better sense of how the kid cope in school instead of just depending on the report. But I will do the same like you, put up appeal and speak to MP for help. I wish you all the best.

Hi Double E,

You are planning to exempt Chinese for your son? I remembered he can manage it. Maybe let him try bah.

[tyeogh]

I wonder how the new PSLE scoring system will affect our kids. My ds is exempted from Mother Tongue. Does this mean his best score is 3, not 4?


How will secondary schools admit 3 subjects vs 4 subjects students?

[jetsetter]

tyeogh:

I wonder how the new PSLE scoring system will affect our kids. My ds is exempted from Mother Tongue. Does this mean his best score is 3, not 4?


How will secondary schools admit 3 subjects vs 4 subjects students?

[quote]\"Under the current system, students exempted from Mother Tongue Language (MTL) are assigned an MTL score for the purpose of posting.

This is done by taking reference from peers with similar PSLE scores for English, Mathematics and Science.

The same approach will continue in the new PSLE scoring system.\"[/quote]