Monthly Archives: June 2017

It is the school holidays and, at the Enabling Village in Lengkok Bahru, groups of children at an art camp are learning that it is not a bad thing to be different. Children who might normally disrupt a classroom with loud questions or noises are so curious about group members in wheelchairs that they calm […]

What are fidget spinners? Fidget spinners started gaining popularity in March this year, and can be bought anywhere from pasar malams to department stores. They range in price from $2 to $20, with many costing much more, and they largely follow the same three-pronged design. They’re made to spin easily in place with a light […]

From the high cost of raising a child with special needs, to missing out on a child’s milestones because the family has a maid rearing the children, 15 fathers shared the challenges they faced in parenthood at a dialogue yesterday. It was chaired by Minister for Social and Family Development Tan Chuan-Jin and held alongside […]

SINGAPORE – Support and services for people with special needs have been focused on children and teens in the last decade, but more support is needed to help special needs adults, said Ms Denise Phua, president of the Autism Resource Centre (ARC).   Speaking on the sidelines of the Autism Congress on Tuesday (May 30), […]

Nur Hamzah M. Mohammad Sahak, 18, said: “She believed me only when I showed her the official letter.” He won $500 while his classmates, Faith Leticia Ng Yen Bing, 19, and Matthew Lee Ban Hock, 18, who tied for second place, received $300 each. Faith didn’t even know that there was prize money. She said: […]

Three special education schools that offer programmes for children with moderate to severe autism spectrum disorder (ASD) will be expanding to take in 75 more students in total each year. The expansion, which will start from the second half of this year, aims to cater to the increased demand for such programmes in government-funded special […]