The Strangest Thing Happened When Ayub Performed His Play Live
I was worried about Ayub participating in his school’s Drama Sprint because of his speech problems and so forth. But I was wrong. He was AMAZING. The day of the play arrives The kids...
Tagged: speech therapy
Unintentional Speech And Drama Therapy For Our Autistic Kid At School
This is the story about how Ayub had unintentional speech and drama therapy at school. At the start of every school sprint the Acton KL guides will email the weekly syllabus out. And every...
What Is Autism Spectrum Disorder And How To Support Someone With ASD
Here’s a simple infographic describing Autism Spectrum Disorder and how you can support someone with ASD. Remember this is not an illness and therefore there is no “cure”. We help support through therapy, awareness,...
5 Signs Of High Functioning Autism To Look Out For
High functioning autism can be hard to diagnose, I think a big reason why is because there isn’t much awareness about it. When people think of autism, they picture someone who cannot make any...
Ayub Is Starring In A Few Kids Invade SAYS Videos And He’s Cute But Annoying
SAYS started a new video series called Kids Invade and it’s mostly annoying but also a bit cute. Omg how could you say that? This is my blog so I can say whatever I...
Ayub Sells CNY Cookies At Speech Therapy In Oasis Place
So a couple weeks ago Ayub shopped for ingredients and baked CNY cookies during speech therapy. This week, he had to bake then sell his cookies. As usual, I’m gonna let his amazing therapist...
Baking And Selling Chinese New Year Cookies In Speech Therapy
Ayub has attended speech therapy once a week for over a year at Oasis Place. Now that he has a better understanding of language basics, he’s venturing more into the social aspect of speech...
It’s Ayub’s 9th Birthday! Here Is One Story For Every Year Of His Life So Far
Acton KL has this thing where on every kid’s birthday, the parent has to come in and share stories about their lil fella. One story for every year. And the kid has to walk...
Please Stop Telling Parents Not To Worry Because It Will All “Click”, Sometimes It Doesn’t And That’s OK
TL;DR Telling parents not to worry over a genuine concern for their child does more harm than good. Just listen and be supportive. This is going to be preachy and ranty, I apologise. But...
My Son’s Symptoms Of Autism From The Time He Was An Infant
I receive a lot of messages on the Ninja Housewife Facebook page (go like it if you haven’t already) from parents of special needs kids asking for advice. Honestly, I’m not qualified to give...
Using Mind Maps To Help My Ayub Structure His Speech In Therapy At Oasis Place
I talk about Emma a lot on this blog. Emma is Ayub’s speech therapist. Here are some posts about how she’s helped Ayub with his speech and communication: how there’s more to speech than...
Ayub Has Mastered Basic Speech, But There’s So Much More To Communicating Than Vocabulary
Ayub has been attending individual speech therapy on a weekly basis for over a year. Before therapy he had a limited vocabulary and poor understanding of basic grammar, which made it very hard for...
Kid-Friendly Crispy Chicken Burgers For Picky Eaters
Ayub’s speech therapy homework this week was to grow his vocabulary by cooking a new recipe! After some brainstorming, he decided he wanted to make crispy chicken burgers. I asked him what ingredients he...
Lack Of Inference Is Why My Autistic Kid Has Poor Social Skills
There are several reasons why my autistic kid has poor social skills. A lack of inference skills is just one reason. But it’s a pretty big reason. It also doesn’t help that he has...
Charades And Pictionary Can Teach An Autistic Child To Communicate
Ayub, as with many people on the spectrum, is a very literal person. He has trouble understanding jokes, sarcasm, and any form of “reading between the lines.” During his weekly speech therapy, he plays...
Oasis Place Is The Best Centre For Kids With Special Needs
We’ve been to many places in search for better understanding, stronger support, and the best care for Ayub. It took us 4 years but we finally found Oasis Place. And it is truly the...
Ayub The Mighty Has Started A YouTube Channel
A few nights ago during dinner, Ayub got really excited to see a spider on the wall. He has always loved bugs, spiders are his favourite. He could not contain his excitement and...
I’m Skeptical About Kidsogenious But I’ll Wait And See
So it was determined through a thorough assessment of Ayub that he needed speech therapy. Quick backstory, I noticed his speech was delayed when, at the age of 2 he was still unable to...
