There are a few special kids staying in my area:
1) An autistic boy staying on the same floor opposite our unit. He is the only child. Think he is about 7 years old. He has a tendency to stray away from his caregivers who seem to be quite strict with him. Once I opened the main door and got a shock of my life to see him outside the gate holding on to the metal grills, staring at me. Husband said his family seems to be quite well-to-do; they have a domestic helper and the mother doesn't work but drives a BMW. Hardly see the father around though.
2) A pair of Down Syndrome girls staying a few levels up. They have another elder sister in her early teens. They looked around 5-6 years old. We often bumped into them in the lift or the carpark. One appears to be more outgoing while the other seems to be more timid and mild-natured, always holding on to her father's hand.
3) A handicapped girl who has a mature face of a preschooler but legs of a baby. Not sure which block she stay but I often see her maid carrying her on her lap or hip at the playground and bus-stop. Think she is about Ying Ying's age, can't be sure. I always feel so sad in my heart whenever I see her around. :( Husband saw them at the playground yesterday and observed she has an older brother who is quite big-sized. (I forced him to bring the kids down for some fresh air while I prepared dinner - he originally wanted to sit down and read his favourite New Paper at home so I suggested he read at the playground instead.)
Whenever I bump into special kids like them, I can't help counting my blessings that my own kids are whole and healthy.
1) An autistic boy staying on the same floor opposite our unit. He is the only child. Think he is about 7 years old. He has a tendency to stray away from his caregivers who seem to be quite strict with him. Once I opened the main door and got a shock of my life to see him outside the gate holding on to the metal grills, staring at me. Husband said his family seems to be quite well-to-do; they have a domestic helper and the mother doesn't work but drives a BMW. Hardly see the father around though.
2) A pair of Down Syndrome girls staying a few levels up. They have another elder sister in her early teens. They looked around 5-6 years old. We often bumped into them in the lift or the carpark. One appears to be more outgoing while the other seems to be more timid and mild-natured, always holding on to her father's hand.
3) A handicapped girl who has a mature face of a preschooler but legs of a baby. Not sure which block she stay but I often see her maid carrying her on her lap or hip at the playground and bus-stop. Think she is about Ying Ying's age, can't be sure. I always feel so sad in my heart whenever I see her around. :( Husband saw them at the playground yesterday and observed she has an older brother who is quite big-sized. (I forced him to bring the kids down for some fresh air while I prepared dinner - he originally wanted to sit down and read his favourite New Paper at home so I suggested he read at the playground instead.)
Whenever I bump into special kids like them, I can't help counting my blessings that my own kids are whole and healthy.
4 comments:
yes,i have been thinking that too,coincidentally.My hub chanced onto Mr Brown's website,an occasional journalist on Today newspaper,you can check it out,he is a funny guy.(ww.mrbrown.com)he has an autistic daughter and he is quite caustic about how little the government do for these special people.And i think to myself,if one has a special kid and can get by in singapore in financial terms,then still ok.But what about those kids whose parents are so poor they cannot even afford intervention? Did i tell you when i was 8 months preggers with Ian,i was punched by an autistic boy,out of the blue,though i was just innocently standing at the supermarket?(ok,i probably had that 'kiam pa'look,haha)I was so upset,but it got me thinking and interested about such people.I was eventoying with the idea of further studies in this area and perhaps work in special school.But not sure if i have 'enough love',LOL
Ahhh...yes, you made me recall of a similar experience I had early this year in my previous sch, which was located just next to Pathlight, a school for autistic children. Their trs and studs came over to have their recess break daily bcos their population was too sm to justify for a canteen.
Once, I was at the canteen buying food and this autistic boy came up to me and try to grab my wallet. His teacher had to pull him away. But after a while, he did it again and another few more times. Then I found out he did that to other trs too...You're right - we need TONS of patience and WHOLE lot of love to deal with these kids.
We also have a few autistic studs enrolled in our mainstream sch and there is a special teacher counsellor assigned to them. Amazingly, the studs in my sch hv been v tolerant and understanding towards such special studs. And we are talking about neighbourhood kids with average and below academic abilities!
I think the school did well in preparing them in dealing with autistic kids. e.g. they cover this senstive topic on autism at the assembly every year. From time to time, they praise the kids for handling situation well.
talking abt neighbourhood students who are more understanding,i think it is true.I know of people who come from the R family of schools,they are real smart up there in their brain,bt they basically have no values they call their own.They think they are above themselvs and they often treat teachers like 2nd-class citizens.I was thinking of putting Caleb in my alma mater pri school,which is considered a brand school,but now i am having 2nd thoughts.maybe i should just put him somewhere near our place,and he may learn more things than academic excellence.
Yes, I can't agree more. Some elite students are very ya-ya about themselves. That's the last thing I want my kids to be. Imagine having to go thr all the trouble to put them in so-called gd schs and only to hv them turned out like that.
My husband comes fr an elite sec sch and I feel this somewhat contributes to his huge ego. He often thinks above himself and enjoys criticising the govt, the ppl ard him, the lousy drivers on the rd and even the food he eats! When I point out his flaw to him, he would start to get defensive and say he just like to 'comment'. *sigh*
Which is brand pri sch did u come fr anyway? heehee...*curious*
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