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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

There will soon be more places available in special education (SPED) schools for children with moderate to severe Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Three Government-funded SPED schools – Autism...

SINGAPORE — When Mdm Jothi Marimuthu’s son, who has special needs, suffered a hairline crack on his left leg two years ago, the doctor at the accident and emergency department tried to explain...

Mr Toh Kai Min, 26, enjoys his job. He finds his colleagues helpful and hardworking, and even calls them his brothers and sisters. He checks and updates clients’ applications and scans...

For most of her life, Dr Dawn-joy Leong, 51, has been viewed as an oddball. She could fold origami at three years old and composed a musical play at the age of nine. But while obviously intelligent,...