this is by no means a complete or guide. and does not attempts to provide any single cure treatmet or no professional advice

to autism

 

just aparent sharing and creating awareness. and record.

 

Autism is not a childhood diagnosis; it is a lifetime diagnosis. And it’s not a diagnosis that affects one person. It affects the entire family and beyond.

I know this because I am a father of 7-year-old identical twin boys on the spectrum. I don’t profess to be an expert on autism, but I am an expert on my boys.

 

 I am not a professional. just a parent of an asd special needs sensory child kid keen to share and create awarness in singapore. and help t share that these kids are as normal and help lower down the toaboo..

 

all kids are different and I talk about mine every child on  the asd is different and not the same path. for this site I am more talking about my own child

 

soem children may have different conditions and perhaps just delay but its good to get early interventation.hope to get more more sharing among parents. to share resources and avenues to get thigs. everyday solutions. to share.

i know first hand how many families faces. to have a more comprehensive idea of the asd in singapore

 

I develop some of the technigques, throu recommendations and self experiemet. every kid is differernt so please take it as a recommendation. for please go to professionals.

 

 

feel free to write to me to share or correct. the goal is really for the communicat to share and get awareness and help our child fit and sturcture and and happy family

 

Other then recording down some of my son’s beautiful growing up moments and posting them online to share with my friends, the other more important reason for setting up this "OK to be Different” page is really to help create more awareness about autism spectrum condition among parents here in Singapore and around the region.

Unfortunately, though various sources, I have heard of many worried parents who have refused to accept nor acknowledge their child’s unique condition (even when they are well aware that their child is different) and not doing any early intervention, while there are some who fought over with mainstream schools only to insist their special needs kids go through the regular education school even when teachers advised otherwise..

 

For myself, its never about putting labels on my child. Its about knowing what are their needs, so as to learn more about their conditions, being able to cater to their own development pace, and the understanding will allow me to love my son better in his own unique ways, and possibly help him to grow up into happy adult

Its my wish to share with these parents that its not a taboo to talk about these conditions openly, and there is no need for them to be over stressed by the disorder. While these kids are lagging in some areas, they do have certain other gifts that make them special.. and its our responsibility to help discover and motivate them towards their unique strengths and interests..

More importantly, through all these sharing on FB, I also learned so much in return from other supportive parents with special needs. These experiences shared with me are so important to help me keep going, which otherwise would have not been available for my own good if not for the open sharing.

There are actually many kids with Autism spectrum here in Singapore. Each of my teacher friends told me there are a few in each of their classes. I also came across many of these kids when I go for Aizer’s therapy sessions or attend any workshops. Even the EPIC special needs schools having waiting list of more than 18 months, suggesting of a common condition among kids here in Singapore. Therefore I thought it will be great for parents to come together to form a support group someday

For now, if you have other parents friends who may suspect their kids being different, please share with them about this page to tell them that everything will still be good, that all they need is a support group and a pat on their shoulders to tell them that they are doing a good job

Help us increase awareness about autism in our community