Lucas&Mom

09/04/2024

09/04/2024

Yes. It's EXTREMELY important!

Not just Occupational therapy but Speech therapy (if needed) as well. May mga nakikita ako negative posts ngayon about therapy, na ito daw ay di nakakatulong, bagkus eh nakakasama pa daw at mas mainam na tutukan nalang ng magulang at g**o ang isang autistic na bata. While I believe that parents are the best therapists in the world, we still need an expert to guide us through our children's special/additional needs. Get a board certified therapist and ask for help. Naiintindihan ko kung ang Ausome parent ay walang pampa therapy kaya sa bahay nalang at sa youtube nalang umaasa, pero please, if may magagawa ka rin nmn, if may extrang pera naman, ipa therapy nyo ang mga bata. Hindi lang puro laro ang ginagawa nila (akala kc ng iba walang kwenta kc naglalaro lang naman daw).. Hindi po, sa bawat toys, sa bawat larong ginagawa, may kaakibat na 'science' yan na makakatulong sa mga anak natin na autistic.
Pinag aralan nila yan ng ilang taon, nagboard exam pa sila para dyan.
Also, pag kumuha na kayo ng therapist ng anak nyo, you should trust them. Kung di kayo naniniwala at nagtitiwala sa kanila aba eh sinasayang nyo lang pera nyo, kuha kayo ng iba or wag na ninyong ipa therapy. Dapat natin sundan ang program na binigay ng Developmental pediatrician ng mga anak natin.

*photos not mine

09/04/2024

06/04/2024

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Did you know that Swimming helps your body, soul and mind? 😀☀️

02/04/2024

Couldn't agree more! Let's not give up on our kids kahit na mahirap ang laban pag minsan 🤗

On , let's celebrate the incredible families who journey through autism without a guidebook but with hearts full of never-ending love and perseverance. Together, we can create a world of understanding, acceptance, and inclusion. 💙

02/04/2024

Promoting Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities

02/04/2024

02/04/2024

1. The word "autistic" or "autism" is not a dirty word. Let's normalize using them to describe our child's condition.
2. If you're worried about your child's development or if you think there's something strange about his/her behavior. Consult a Developmental Pediatrician.
3. Early detection and intervention will give your child a better fighting chance to thrive in this world. It will open doors of opportunities to get all the help that your child and your family needs.
4. The usual interventions are:
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- ABA therapy (Applied Behavior Analysis)
5. Parts of the program: (when your child is ready for school)
- SPED (Special Education)
- Inclusion program
6. Support their special interests as this may help in reducing their 'destructive' stimming behaviors and their time becomes more productive.

Acceptance comes from the parents first.
Let's embrace our child's uniqueness and love them with all our heart.

02/04/2024

FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING 💪

Today is a call to promote a community where all people with autism can feel accepted, understood and included as they reach their full potential.

For more stories, visit https://www.inquirer.net/

29/03/2024

20/03/2024

Lucas hates writing more than anything in the world 😅😆. He can tread in the water for 1hr30min, learn how to stand up in a surf board and find his balance while riding the waves in 60 minutes (with a coach and xmpre he's not yet a pro dito sa surfing pero palagay ko if may opportunity sya magsurf regularly makakaya nya) pero ang writing jusko nasa 10,000 to 1million hours na ata kami 😆 struggle pa rin. As you can see sa mga photos dun sa writing nya umiiyak sya jan at nagmeltdown pa nga 😅 write and color lang un sinabi ko sa knya pero un reaction wagas 😅 pero nung nagword puzzle sya kahit dinump ko lahat sa knya un puzzle okay lang sya, happy p rn although nagkalimba/xylophone sya bago tinapos un kalahati 😆

May tip ba kayo about writing jan? P**i pm or write down sa comments 😁😇

18/03/2024

My sporty lucas 😆

18/03/2024

Lucas's new special interest right now is playing percussion instruments 😁
He has kalimba, castanets, xylophone, chime and a drum pad. He can name all his percussion instruments at home and then some (steel pan, vibraphone, kashaka, gravast? ayy bsta sounds like nyan 😆 naririnig ko lang sa knya) Big deal yan sa kin kc nga ASD with language impairment sya pero kayang kaya nya sabihin yang mga yan 😆

He also likes singing (but singing doesnt like him lols). He likes listening to his voice in the microphone. He sings happy birthday and hums other songs. His iPad time has decreased dramatically because of all the singing, dancing and drumming 😆

*He's not yet very good at these stuff but I love that he tries ❤️ He doesn't have a music teacher that can teach him on how to play these instruments, he has a piano teacher though. It looks like he's more interested in playing the drums than the piano, but we'll see 😆

14/03/2024

Activities to implement in a child's everyday life to build foundational learning elements. For more activities... https://ilslearningcorner.com/201608-body-awareness-activities-for-stronger-proprioception-and-learning-development/

12/03/2024

06/03/2024

We use public transportation to get to my son's school coz his dad needs to work in the office every Wednesday. Lucas loves jeepney rides and tricycle rides, it doesn't matter if it's crowded or hot and I applaud him for that because as a kid on the spectrum, I know that this is hard for him. He has sensory sensitivities just like all other individuals on the spectrum (their sensitivities are in varying degrees).

I also wanna share what happened today in the jeepney and the beauty of acceptance. I've already come to terms with the fact that my son is different and that his future is different than any other normal kids but that doesn't mean that I'm already giving up. No. Giving up is not an option for me. We have to push harder. In this particular jeepney ride, Lucas likes holding's lolo's arms. Lam mo yung feeling close sya lols, syempre, I apologized and told him na Lucas is a special kid. Lolo told me it's okay and that Lucas can hold his arm and that he understands. There's another lolo and lucas stepped on lolo's toes na di naman nya sadya. Sobrang dami ng sakay knna kaya kulang nalang magpalit palit nkmi ng mukha lols. That other lolo just smiled.
A nice lady overheard my conversation with Lolo #1 and she asked politely naman about Lucas's condition. Sympre un na ang ang chance para makapg raise ako ng awareness. Konting discussion lang and yun nga very accommodating sila. Silang lahat actually sa jeep. May tumulong pa sa kin para ibaba si Lucas. I can't stress this enough, I-accept natin ng buo ang condition ng ating mga anak. Tanggapin na di sila magiging normal at wag sila ikahiya. They can and will improve over time pero kahit maging high functioning pa mga yan, meron at meron pa rin silang mga quirks, mga weird stuff and that's okay. that should be okay. Kaya important talaga ang iaccept natin ang mga Ausome kids natin. Tayong mga parents ang una at ang mundo ay susunod din sa atin...In time ❤️

13/02/2024

Lucas was not soo thrilled with our baratilyo (tiangge) moments but he was still manageable. Fiesta sa lugar namin non and we thought it was the perfect time to "practice" him kasi nga we are going to Vietnam this April and we are going to Ben Thanh Market and/or Ho Thi Ky Market. Mga places yan na ala tiangge style doon. Need pa sya ipractice more and we'll make sure na may place kung saan makakapg rest sya pag na overwhelm na.

09/02/2024

05/02/2024

Lucas's new activitiy ☺️
Thank you teacher Azer for being patient with Lucas. Welcome to Team Lucas! ☺️

I'm not expecting him to do a recital this year lols kaya take your time lang ❤️ This is gonna be a long but fruitful journey.

We noticed that Lucas is 'obsessed' in listening to music, medyo rock songs nga lang and mostly percussion instruments ang hilig kaya we also bought him a kalimba and castanets, like un mga pinapanood nya. Feeling ko drums ang mas gusto nya, kc un Around the world ng red hot chilli peppers and Zombie ng cranberries e dina drums nya sa mga kamay namin or sa table 😆 nakakasabay nmn in fairness pero ang available na instrument now sa bahay ay keyboard kaya itry muna yan bago buy ng drums 😅 besides like din nmn nya tinutugtog yan. Mas intense nga lang ang kagustuhan nya mag drums. Anyway, once a week piano lesson for 30 minutes lang naman at para un stims nya e mabawasan or ma convert into something productive.