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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...

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.

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.

ds is 7yo tis year.

hi newmummy08, arc is autism resource centre as what liz strongly recommended too.. the one located at pathlight school at ang mo kio.

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

hi tinklestar, once my ex myanmar maid also did not finish her daily work eg clear rubbish, hang clothes from washing machine. i woke her up in the middle of the night and ask her to complete. and i told her that she is supposed to complete before sleep. if she did not, i will wake her up in the...

hi patty, 3.4k is actually 'earned' by the agency. hence u don't have to bear their profit. they shld refund back to u. at worst, u suffer the levy incurred during her stay in agency, insurance of $250+ (u can get back refund from insurance companies if u cancel her work permit within 6 mths) as...

frequent interactions with adults is very important.. adults can create opportunities to play and learn (similar to ABA). hence i don't really encourage to send him/her to child care at really young age cos they will not take initiative/not keen to play with others and not sure if teachers will...

hi momto3 how about creating opportunities for him to ask for it? say put his milk somewhere high so that he can see but can't reach.. n if he ask for your help to take the milk, then praise him for good asking followed by giving him what he want. also to create a pic work system with him...

hi momto3 yes he was verbal at 3. but not using it spontaneously. hence the ST at NUH CDU really helped him alot. once we got the technique from there, we practise at home and he improve alot after that.. eg when they were playing bubbles which my boy enjoy so much, the therapist will give him...