Recent content by lizziewine

My gal just had a full 'escalated meltdown' a few days back ... she has Asperger and it seems that she was 'knocked down' with sensory overload and with her own thoughts taking a life of its own and she feeling that she could not control the impending 'breakdown' ... took 2 hours to calm her...

For those interested in Hand in Hand, many of the teachers and therapists I have spoken to says that their sensory interventions at Hand Hand is by far the one that shows the most progress compared to other interventions... hope this helps. Cheers Lisa

I had my son do OT and Sensory Therapy with Hand in Hand - very experienced therapist there... apparently, the success rates of their therapy there seems to be higher than elsewhere due to how they intervene and do the therapies... most parents who have gone there before would agree also ...

Hi - mine did the same assessments and timing of age as Tam ... As for how to handle tantrums, it's a physical reaction of the autism trait with the intent to communicate but does not know how to control and express appropriately. Some ways to help cope with these meltdowns will take time...

Yes - to get into Pathlight, it has to be a definite autism spectrum disorder diagnosis otherwise cannot be considered for entry .... There is the EIP programme at Autism Resource Centre which is located in that same venue as Pathlight school ... this programme is for kids below primary...

For those of you thinking of a kindergarten who is open to accepting special needs kids, I highly recommend St James Kindergarten - the principal is very forward looking and very open to having special needs kids in their classes..

By the way, those who has kids who lash out at other kids, or cannot seem to manage their emotions or behaviour without getting into hitting out at others need to be looking at interventions that help the child manage himself emotionally and increase awareness about others around him. There are...

Hi - yes ARC is the Autism Resource Centre where they have the wonderful Early Intervention Programme ... some of you already have your child in this programme- by far, it's the best intervention I have come across with the biggest impact in a group setting. The teachers there are wonderful...

Hi - my email direct is [email protected] .. sorry if you couldnt reach me earlier - I do better with direct emails... :-) Cheers and love Lisa

Also, if anyone needs recommendation to good interventions and therapies that my kids did and I've seen progress and improvements, let me know - happy to share ... My highest recommendation is the Early Intervention Programme for young kids at the Autism Resource Centre that is in the same place...

Hi everyone - I am a mum with a boy 8 years with autism and a girl 10 years with Asperger's Syndrome ... it's been a long long road since i first diagnosed my kids when they were 3 years plus... every since then, we've done most of private therapies where we could and to date, it's been almost...