Who here knows anything about autism?
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anyone?
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Yes, but not profoundly... some people in this forum are clearly suffering from a mild form of autism called Asperger's syndrome.
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That is an understatement...if u know what i mean...Originally posted by casino_king:Yes, but not profoundly... some people in this forum are clearly suffering from a mild form of autism called Asperger's syndrome. -
there is an autism association taking up the building of an old primary school beside Lakeside MRT station.shifted there quite recently.Originally posted by Honeybunz:anyone?
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AUTISM RESOURCE CENTRE (SINGAPORE)
AUTISM ASSOCIATION (SINGAPORE)
Autism is a complex developmental disability that affects an individual in the areas of social interaction and communication. Autism is a spectrum disorder that affects each individual differently and to varying degrees of severity. As many as 1.5 million Americans - children and adults - are thought to have autism today. -
They're not sick...they're merely Xmens.
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u gt ask before right?
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I think autism is a kind of mental illness whereby the patient is not aware of his/her environment and sometimes live in his own world away from the real world. He/She is not aware of the real world cos they are unable to tell if they're in the real world or in their own world.
I have a friend with autism. -
the simplest definition of autism that i've heard of is face-blindness. An autistic person's intellect is more often than not the same as a normal person's, but an autistic individual can't comprehend facially expressed emotions. Think that sums it up pretty much.
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ehhhh ya hor.Originally posted by Ito_^:u gt ask before right? -
and the best thing is UltimaOnline posted the exactly same reply.Originally posted by Honeybunz:ehhhh ya hor. -
It's not mental illness. But what you said is right. Just that it's not mental illness.Originally posted by parn:I think autism is a kind of mental illness whereby the patient is not aware of his/her environment and sometimes live in his own world away from the real world. He/She is not aware of the real world cos they are unable to tell if they're in the real world or in their own world.
I have a friend with autism. -
then? a brain disorder just like epilesy?Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:It's not mental illness. But what you said is right. Just that it's not mental illness. -
sign of autism?Originally posted by Ito_^:and the best thing is UltimaOnline posted the exactly same reply.
Just kidding... KIDDING!! -
I'm not sure....Originally posted by Honeybunz:then? a brain disorder just like epilesy? -
not mi not miOriginally posted by Honeybunz:sign of autism?
Just kidding... KIDDING!!
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Autistic children look very normal, except that most of them are very active. Many, including their own parents, have difficulties identifying the presence of autism in their children.
I have come across a few and they looked very normal, but "naughty".
a social worker told me that many a times, the parents are very stressed not only cuz of the kid being out of control, but also ppl around them do not understand the problem and think that the parents dunno how to discipline the kid. -
Autism is a condition marked by especially abonormal/imparied development in social interactions, spoken language and sensory-motor systems.
Autistics characteristically have few activities or interests and spend long periods repeating the same ritualistic physical behaviours.
Signs of autism begin in a child's first three years. -
usually autism ppl got lack of communication with ppl from outside like your friends for example
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What causes the abnormal development? The brain development ?Originally posted by ^spidee^:Autism is a condition marked by especially abonormal/imparied development in social interactions, spoken language and sensory-motor systems.
Autistics characteristically have few activities or interests and spend long periods repeating the same ritualistic physical behaviours.
Signs of autism begin in a child's first three years.
I find autism more difficult to understand. It's not like down syndrome which is very straightforward. -
Contrary to popular belief, people with autism are not necessarily intellectually retarded. People with autism can be very intelligent, creative, and functional - just that they view the world in a very different way from people without autism.
I think a very famous person with autism is this lady...Dr. Temple Grandin, who uses the very unique qualities she has to specialise in a very interesting field. She also wrote many books about autism to explain her experience of it and her theories.
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001526.htmOriginally posted by Honeybunz:What causes the abnormal development? The brain development ?
I find autism more difficult to understand. It's not like down syndrome which is very straightforward.
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dat reminds me. the above comments are valid.Originally posted by Honeybunz:Autistic children look very normal, except that most of them are very active. Many, including their own parents, have difficulties identifying the presence of autism in their children.
I have come across a few and they looked very normal, but "naughty".
a social worker told me that many a times, the parents are very stressed not only cuz of the kid being out of control, but also ppl around them do not understand the problem and think that the parents dunno how to discipline the kid.
we had a student once, he was abit autistic if i remember right.. the other peeps dun wanna handle him cuz he couldn't sit still and listen, etc.
but he definitely not stupid, his math is good.
so i stayed with him most of my time to keep him outta trouble, and he likes me cuz i never get angry with him, it seems his teachers wld. i find him alright though, juz uber hyper. 
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I think.. Hmmm.. to handle autistic children you need to set certain perimeters for them that would help them to feel comfortable. It gets very confusing for children with autism because a lot of us tend to speak very generally Or worse, we tend to use imagery, a lot of 'inferences', and hints when we speak to children.Originally posted by Ito_^:dat reminds me. the above comments are valid.
we had a student once, he was abit autistic if i remember right.. the other peeps dun wanna handle him cuz he couldn't sit still and listen, etc.
but he definitely not stupid, his math is good. so i stayed with him most of my time to keep him outta trouble, and he likes me cuz i never get angry with him, it seems his teachers wld. i find him alright though, juz uber hyper.
E.g. "If you don't hand up your homework by tomorrow, you see what will happen!" and unfortunately, they just might decide to see.. what will happen - thus sometimes, they end up being construed as disobedient or hard to control. Which is really unfair and unfortunate for them. It is also really difficult for children with autism to be in a mainstream class when the teacher don't understand how hard it is for them to pay attention (when they are a million and one distractions!) and get upset with them.
But yeah.. as mentioned above, because it affects each individually so differently, a lot of time and patience is needed to understand each child's needs.
Hmm.. as for parents not... being able to discipline their children.. Hmm.. sometimes I think it takes a lot for parents to accept that their child with special needs is still a child and NEED to learn discipline to help them function independently in future, and beyond that... the discipline have to be administered in specific style to be effective. it isn't easy and its hard enough for them to cope with their children.... and a public with lack of understanding doesn't make it any easier for them