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    Anyone has a autistic child?

    hi kirsch ds attended eipic at arc and OT at nuh cdu. so i can roughly tell u the diff: eipic: more intensive (10 hrs per week); more areas; of coz more value for money... ot: once per week n $100-$150 per hour.... hence eipic covers more areas. arc does not cover ot; cos we got to look...
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    Domestic Workers to get weekly day off

    hi bluekies06 i had emailed MOM on the mandatory weekly offday before. they told me there is no min hours for the off day. it is by mutual agreement. also they can be expected to do some simple housework before and after they come back on their offday.
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    AUTISM, ADHD, ADD, etc - SUPPORT GROUP!

    hi mine did the 3 hr assessments at 3+ yo for formal medical diagnosis in order to get into EPIC programme. and another at 5 yo for IQ assessment by education psychologist as required by pathlight.
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    AUTISM, ADHD, ADD, etc - SUPPORT GROUP!

    ds is 7yo tis year.
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    AUTISM, ADHD, ADD, etc - SUPPORT GROUP!

    hi newmummy08, arc is autism resource centre as what liz strongly recommended too.. the one located at pathlight school at ang mo kio.
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    AUTISM, ADHD, ADD, etc - SUPPORT GROUP!

    hi liz same here too! EIPIC at ARC truly benefitted him ALOT... n so is the prep class at pathlight.. ds now in p1 mainstream. adapting very well; much better than i expected. his current target is to be the next exemplary student for his class! n he loves his school so much tt he looking...
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    Autistic children - Share your experiences here.

    hi cyn i'm quite shocked if you said you can hear the teacher shouting at him.. i had never seen any ARC or pathlight teacher shouting at children before cos most autistick kids has auditory processing problem. during tantrums/meltdown, either they show him cards(allow him to choose which...
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    Autistic children - Share your experiences here.

    hi scrumpee, as pathlight indicates 'primary' diagnosis of ASD, not sure about GDD with ASD.. and try calling them? see criterias per pathlight website: IMPORTANT UPDATE AS OF 24 MARCH 2011 We are accepting applications for our Pathlight Preparatory Track and Track 2 Programmes for Academic...
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    Autistic children - Share your experiences here.

    hi spaghetti, i think you can find most of your answers in "Overview of Autism Intervention Approaches - EIP/SPED 7 Mar 12"
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    Autistic children - Share your experiences here.

    hi star, u can attend the training courses too. but if u haven't got the medical report, then u may not qualify for the caregiving grant (i think few hundred per calendar year; i'm not sure) hence may need to fork out cash for the courses.. for a start, i would recommend to you "fundamentals of...
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    Autistic children - Share your experiences here.

    ds was in mainstream AM class from N2 to K2 at schoolhouse by the bay. he managed to get 2 very good teachers at K1 (mandarin teacher, who left school at end of last yr) and K2 (english teacher, new teacher in 2011) who know how to handle him and motivate him. from N2 to k1, he attended ARC in...
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    Autistic children - Share your experiences here.

    Hi Yee yes my son is in P1 mainstream tis year. coping pretty well cos he has a grandmotherly form teacher who paid special attention to him ;) she will often (in fact everyday after school when she see me) update me his progress in class. so far so good (maths n english spelling all full marks...
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    Autistic children - Share your experiences here.

    Hi Star, looks to me that your boy has some kind of sensorial problems.. could be hearing (sensitive to noises) or touch ( need stimulation to his legs?)?? i would suggest you bring him to occupational therapies in the meantime.. good OT will help to identify which area of sensorial problems he...
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    Advice on Myanmar Maid

    hi special needs, my full sympathy goes to u.. i have one special need kid too.. i can understand the financial strains esp from high costs on therapies. be strong!! my current new filipino is in her 30s.. i find that these batch of maids seem to be more serious and really come here to work...
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    Advice on Myanmar Maid

    dear mummies, i have given up on myanmar maids after 3 had worked for less than 5 mths while another 1 stole money after 6 mths. i did some self reflection thinking was it because the work load or environment or the boss.. ie me.. recently i checked their employment history.. i was one of the...

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