hi autumnleave76, can you share the contact of the agency? Thanks.

Tks slmkhoo for the advice and sharing.


My approach has always been going along the flow of his 'readiness' intsead of exerting any expectation on him. You are so right that when you enforced, he retaliated by hitting his own head or threw tantrum for at least 45 mins.

Was really upset and disheartened yesterday but picked myself up in the evening and started wheel-barrow to strengthen his core muscles as well as the schedule pocket chart to fix a routine for him since it is school holiday now.

Thanks again for the advice. This journey is challenging yet each time i look at him, i can't help to love him more

Hi, i have a question - my 5 yrs boy has been going through EPIC, ST, OT & 1-1 tuition by special needs teacher on top of his mainstream. While all of them always tell me he is quite smart, the learning is very slow as he has task avoidance and high personal agenda behaviour. Till now, they are repeating him the basics of numbers, alphapets etc which he knows very well. No transition to simple addition, subtractions etc. Reason they quoted was they know that he has all the fundamental knowlege but he is not willing to cooperate and display. Can’t write too as he is not willing to even hold on to a pencil. Any ideas what should i do? Very worrying as he is turning 6 nx year. Though we already planned to defer him by 1 year at least but i am beginning to wonder if he will make it to PL or mainstream. Sigh…

Hi,


I have arranged for my girl to attend an assessment this coming Saturday at the Bukit Batok branch. Can anyone share their experience with the Batit Batok branch? Do they have referral discount like LC Central Learning? Thanks.

Hi, my girl is going for an assessment at Bukit Timah branch. Anyone can be our referral? Thanks!

Happy 2014!


My first attempt to pen my thoughts on special kids. My dear son who is turning 4 in March is developmentally delayed with ASD traits. Have been changing school since 18 mths and just started new kindy last week. Calling up schools every 6 months and explaining his conditions, hoping to be given a chance is nothing new. It has been an extremely challenging journey and we had our fair share of good/bad encounters with educators/schools/therapists. We praise the lord for each and every positive encounters and thank the lord for the learning opportunities when things didn’t’ go our way we would like them to be. No tears? Impossible! There are many occasions that I cried myself to sleep and woke up with teary eyes.

In this brand new year, I pray for all mothers to be given more strength to walk alongside our children and to handle each and every challenge with a smile! Our precious ones might be the shorter end of a stick but they are nonetheless, God’s masterpiece and our most adored gem :xedfingers:

:lovesite:

Hi, intend to visit the Dunearn branch. Would like to check if the referral program is still ongoing? If yes, is there any mummy who would like to be quoted as my reference character. Thanks.

Dear Mummies,


Can I seek advice from all the mothers here? My 28th mths old son is currently with a childcare but we are thinking of transferring him out as he is basically not learning much in the centre. Especially with the high turnover of the teachers for the past 6 months, the other parents have been feeding me info like how they left my son unattended for hours as he is not compliant. They put him outside the classroom and let him room around the other classrooms on his own. With this, we are seriously thinking of taking him out. However, as he is delayed, we are torn between putting him in a 3 hrs structured montessori class vs a traditional kindergarten. There have been different comments and suggestions but our preference would be a TLC enviorment with low t-s ration. We are staying along upper bukit timah and thus far, have the following places in mind:

1. Arise Kindergarten
2. Bukit Panjang Methodist Kindergarten
3. Cannosian Kindergarten
4. Spring Montessori
5. Early Years Montessori

The main aim is to let him have social interaction in the mainstream as he is attending EIPIC in the afternoon. Would appreciate if mothers could give me your comments to the above or any other centres worth exploring that might suit my son. It would be another challenge to get them accept him during enrolment i believe but we will try nonetheless. Thank you for all comments and support.

Happy National Day:)

Dear Mummies,


Can I seek advice from all the mothers here? My 28th mths old son is currently with a childcare but we are thinking of transferring him out as he is basically not learning much in the centre. Especially with the high turnover of the teachers for the past 6 months, the other parents have been feeding me info like how they left my son unattended for hours as he is not compliant. They put me outside the classroom and let him room around the other classrooms on his own. With this, we are seriously thinking of taking him out. However, as he is delayed, we are torn between putting him in a 3 hrs structured montessori class vs a traditional kindergarten. There have been different comments and suggestions but our preference would be a TLC enviorment with low t-s ration. We are staying along upper bukit timah and thus far, have the following places in mind:

1. Arise Kindergarten
2. Bukit Panjang Methodist Kindergarten
3. Cannosian Kindergarten
4. Spring Montessori
5. Early Years Montessori

The main aim is to let him have social interaction in the mainstream as he is attending EIPIC in the afternoon. Would appreciate if mothers could give me your comments to the above or any other centres worth exploring that might suit my son. It would be another challenge to get them accept him during enrolment i believe but we will try nonetheless. Thank you for all comments and support.

Happy National Day:)

Hi,


My 2 yrs old DS is also a GDD case. Can you share with me more about your boy’s journey? How was he diagnosed as GDD? I am actually quite confused over the diff of GDD and ASD…