Hi Gifts From Heaven

You mentioned earlier that you attended a talk. It sounds useful. May I check who is the organiser, where is it held and the cost? Thanks!

Thanks Simkhoo & Gifts From Heaven for yr excellent suggestions. Will try to make him write down things he needs to remember and stick it in his pencil case, establish routines for his HW completion and submission wih buddy or at beg or end of period. One thing we hv alr started is to cut his iPhone game time if he hits his younger sister (which happens quite often). As for labelling of belongings, we did it but he still could not get back the things he lost. Maybe we should start cutting his allowance too.

Hi Simkhoo and Gifts from heaven

Thanks for your suggestions. We do have 2 files, 1 to store HW to hand in to teacher, another to store HW to be done at home. For the HW to hand in, he will claim that his teacher never ask for it. But it could be that teacher did ask for it, but he did not pay attention when the instruction was given. So prob he should just submit whatever HW at the beg/end of each period, but he needs to remember doing so, which is a challenge for him. As for HW for home, sometimes he will leave the HW book in his tray underneath his table and not bring home.
Recently his teachers have been complaining about his shoddy work. He does not finish the work, or do the correction but it is wrong again! Sigh…I suspect it is his inability to control his impulses. He likes to read story books and wants to finish HW as fast as possible.
Another BIG problem is taking care of personal belongings. Every other day, he will lose something, eg stationery or water bottle. He can just leave his thing there and walk away. Probably due to poor working memory? We always tell him to check before leaving a place but probably he forgets. Plus his vision is not good, maybe he can’t find small items easily.

Thanks Simkhoo for your sharing. Unfortunately, I don’t have much time to talk to my son who is 7 this yr, as I’m a FTWM and also have to spend time with my younger girl. Worst is when I do have some time for him, he doesn’t want to pay attention to what I say. Meanwhile, his deficits are causing problems in school, eg not submitting completed homework, not following teachers’ instructions, even violence towards classmates.

Thanks Simkhoo for your sharing. Unfortunately, I don’t have much time to talk to my son who is 7 this yr, as I’m a FTWM and also have to spend time with my younger girl. Worst is when I do have some time for him, he doesn’t want to pay attention to what I say.

It includes skills eg being able to control impulses so that the person is not impulsive, think flexibly, control emotions, initiate tasks independently, working memory, organisation, self monitoring. For more details, refer to

http://www.ldonline.org/article/What_Is_Executive_Functioning%3F
I realise that a lot of my son's problems in school can be traced to this.

Much has been said about the importance of executive functioning for school success. Does anyone know of a professional who can help a child with deficits in executive functioning? Do I approach a psychologist, behavioural therapist or someone else?

GabyEn:

Hi Parents

Just to share. My son has been using this online programme for over a year now. Its from Fast ForWord. I like the convenience this programme offers, cos i can get him to do it every day or afew times a day at home. Especially helpful during school holidays!

I heard that they are running a free parent seminar sometime this month. So for those of you who are interested you may wanna check it out. Their website is http://www.fastforword.com.sg.

Hi, I am keen to enrol my girl for the program. Which series are you using (language, literacy or reading) and how much does it cost? Basically the fee covers just installation of the software on your computer? We have to buy our own headphones? Thanks!

Hi Karkar, yes, HPB = Health Promotion Board. For subsidised, you need to get referral from polyclinic. But that means longer waiting time. But I agree getting the diagnosis is just a label, what’s more important is the ongoing therapy that will help the child improve his skills.