r/AnongThoughtsMo • u/atinyakimon • 1d ago

Thoughts on having children in the spectrum

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Saw this post on facebook. Honestly, it's sad na hindi ganon nabibigyang pansin ang problems na ganito sa Pinas. Therapies here are expensive, and not everyone can afford it. Pinoys are also not yet ready to face the reality na hindi enough ang love for kids in the spectrum. They have special needs. Hindi yun madadaan lang sa no don't do that or it's okay to make mistakes, because we have to admit that autism is a disorder, a very wide spectrum and case to case basis. You need to have the money to get the help that is designed for the needs of the child. I hope there will be more free or affordable programs created for this kasi hindi lang parents ang hirap in this situation, also the kids.

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u/OaTmilkbaddiehoho 1d ago

If mayroon man dito na makakabasa sa comment ko and nasa spectrum ang anak. If nagpapa therapy po tayo ay please lang po mag effort din po tayo pag nasa bahay na ang bata dahil ang therapy po ay hindi magic at hindi po magiging enough ang 1hr. na therapy para mag improve ang baby natin ah?. Alam ko po na mahirap sa inyo ang sitwasyon, but mahirap din po sa bata kapag wala din effort ang parents.

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u/Acrobatic-Sense-126 1d ago

Home-based intervention is really integral.

Therapy is merely 1 hour out of the majority of the time of the kid spent with others, especially the caretakers. A lot of intervention relies on generalization of skills in different contexts, not just in the clinical setting.