IMP ANYONE:Please help, Autistic child
Hi to all, im a Nursery teacher not a special needs teacher who is trying to help an autistic child in her class, cause Qatar rules force nurseries to accept these kids even if teacher is not qualified just so that child can socialize with other kids, anyway she has been with me for the last 2 weeks, i actually understand her difference and take it as a challenge to help her learn and understand more, problem is i have other kids in that class where sometimes i find my self having to force her to sit on a chair just to eat her food while she is fighting to run off, which to me seems unfair to the other kids, but again she is special and i try to make the other kids aware of that fact but it is too hard for them to understand it since they are not yet even 3, anyway point is im asking for help from anyone who knows anything about how to help her, if you are a special ed. teacher...or just have been through the same, please i want to at least help that child integrate to my class and accept it, i find it unfair that i can only have her sit with the rest of the kids to sit after 2 weeks of fighting and pushing and pulling and god knows how many times i cried just forcing her to sit on that chair to at least be with the other kids where eventually today she by her self came and sat on the chair where her food is, what i think personally is that she hasn't been giving the right education from the beginning when were she was young she might have only been pushed into a baby chair and given toys to where now she is 4 and will fight being put in a baby chair and even when forced to it would throw her self to get out of it, i refuse and totally refuse to force her to sit in one place with a babychair so please help me, i want to help her at least be able to speak her thoughts out in easy ways, maybe flash cards,any thoughts will be appreciated thank you
frustration of a person who does not understand how to handle an autistic child. You do need specialized training and understanding and all issues involving behavior, speach, attention deficit, hyperactivity, occupational tharaphy. What u should do is to involve your school management and parents of the kid so a formal assesment can be done. Rumalliah Hospital has an autisim section and can do a formal assesment and diagnosis. This will involve few days of continuous observation by many specialist. Once a diagnosis has been done and issues have been identified a formal action plan needs to be developed. You need to understand that every autistic kid or even every kid is different. So, anybody on the fourum may not be able to give you a generic advice.
So, in the best interest of the child, kindly involve parents and ask them to take actions outlined above.
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as they have catered to special needs children for 10 years or more. They may offer some suggestions. Also, get in touch with the Doha Mums as they have an autism support group. The leader of that group may also be able to give you some help. Really, though, the parents should be the ones doing all of this--you are a gem and I hope your school knows how lucky they are to have someone who cares.
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Its the best thing they can do for their child.
Dont be afraid,you will be helping a life.
Why is this topic being hijacked. Make a new post
nomerci, Autism can also happen in children by birth if the mother had experienced an intense mental trauma during pregnancy. These cases are also treatable as this may not be genetic and thus not a structural deviation.
If your nephew's case is not genetic, I reckon he should be taken to a homeopath for a holistic treatment...they have nothing to lose.
Yaralish,actually, come to think of it...you could suggest to the parents to hire a "shadow". a person educated in special needs/autism to stay with the child during nursery...so the child is with other kids and somebody who knows what needs to be done.
I have seen this in other schools, and in those cases it has worked well.
Yaralish, I am sorry. But as I said, unless a person has special needs /autism education, I do not think it is possible to help. Sorry.
please do not go away from the subject it is not a matter of who to believe or not, i dont recall having ever heared of anyone curing autism as it origins are still unknown but have head and seen many cases where the child does adjust and eventually focuses it attention toward something productive but i dont really know how to do that with the child i currently have and am just asking for advice please do not judge the parent or the person treated as all are put in a no return positions, TLC is number one but then comes reality where wanting that child to have a life of its own.
Knight, indeed, in theory. I have an autistic nephew...and trust me, if there was a cure, his parents would have taken care of this. For sure. There is a lot of stuff about Autism cures on the internet, and yes, there are doctors who claim to have cured Autism....but is this true? I think not.
nomerci, One has to know the etiology of it. If it's found to be genetic, its useless to expect a full cure. But many children acquire similar symptoms after suffering from measles or getting vaccinated. Autistic symptoms that manifest after any major disease or dosing of medicines should be taken up for treatment by physicians as in theory, these are treatable.
Believe who you prefer Knight.
nomerci, Whom do I believe? You or the physicians who claim to have cured autistic children?
I have tried too and got positive results but I cannot say I have cured because the mother of the child stopped corresponding.
i do have a small very little idea of autism as i had a cousin who was so but still i do want to offer that child whatever i can, she is going through a special need program once per week where she has one on one care, the management does know of it as well, im given little information where she does sit down for maximum an hour on the day where she goes for her special treatment, but at the end of the day her parents need to work to provide for her and they are very loving parents that want the best for her but i also want to be able to make a difference for her, where im currently stuck as i dont know how to get to her and make her want to sit through the same activities as the rest of the kids are having but we all know it is as impossible to do so but i want to push my self and know who to do so, im making sure at all time when that child is wandering around the class is safe where im taking one of the assistant i have away from the rest of the kids and making sure she is assisting her at all time, i just need advice and i do know it will take more than double or triple the effort it takes to make a normal child integrate to the rest but i want to at least try
Knight, autism can't be
"cured". An autistic person can be helped to cope with the environment, but he will never be "cured".
I salute you for your major effort!
BUT, I do not understand how the parents can leave a special needs child with staff that has no idea about what needs to be done for this child! In fact, this is dangerous and most certainly counter productive to the welfare of the child.
This is really very bad!
A lot of damage can be done...even with the best effort in mind.
Is she undergoing any kind of treatment? These days autism is being cured by holistic/alternative treatment methods. But, till she is cured, you have to give her all your love and care.
Have you talk to the parents? it will really be hard for your side because kids like that should be given special attention. If your school is not offering SpEd better talk to the parents, otherwise it will be a burden,,not only for you but to your other pupils.
Patience is the key and i do know that from day one i took the job even with other children, and i do believe by now she does trust me as im the only person she does agree to be around in the class room and not one of the 4 other assistant i have, but i really cannot be with her and only her when i have 15 other kids who other parents also expect their kids to be around me... but i want her to be able eventually to want to sit with all the rest i do need professional help but thank you Bachus your reply means a lot.
Bless you for your efforts. The keys are patience and that the child trusts you. These must be established first.