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When Lilita Gigena was just 3 months old, one of her aunts spotted something unusual: The baby did not follow people with her eyes, as babies typically do by that age. Neither Gigena’s parents nor her pediatrician in their hometown of Córdoba, Argentina, had noticed anything out of the ordinary about the newborn. But her […]

Four years ago, Samantha Bounaparte was volunteering at the Esplanade for a musical performance staged specially for members of an autism community group when she met a boy who was on the autism spectrum. He was showing so much joy while playing the gamelan (a traditional percussive musical instrument from Indonesia) that she went up […]

Mr Wesley Loh’s call for government intervention to ensure that persons with autism are able to access insurance coverage just like those without disabilities is timely (Govt help needed to tackle insurer bias against autism, Sept 17). Under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), state parties are obliged to […]

Five years after “Sesame Street” put its focus on autism, new research suggests the show’s materials are helping to change minds among parents of kids with and without the developmental disorder. The venerable children’s television show introduced a character with autism and a collection of online materials with information about the condition and resources for […]

The fleeting way cats make eye contact may explain why some autistic children develop stronger relationships with pet cats than pet dogs. The “less intrusive glance” of cats, compared to the “long gazes” that dogs make, might align better with autistic children’s “social needs,” says Marine Grandgeorge at the University of Rennes in France. “Cats […]

In hospitalized children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), predictors of comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) included male sex, adolescent age, White race, and longer hospital stay, according to study results presented at Psych Congress 2020 Virtual Experience, held online from September 11 to 13, 2020. This retrospective study analyzed hospital admission records comprising 3095 cases of […]

SINGAPORE – Teachers in special education (Sped) schools will have more room to progress in their careers through two new tracks in teaching and leadership. New hires will also go through a contract teaching stint and a longer diploma programme at the National Institute of Education (NIE). These were some of the plans laid out on […]

The 31-year-old has been with Awwa School for 11 years. The social service agency provides special education to children and teenagers (aged seven to 18) with multiple disabilities and young learners with autism. There had been challenges, but Ms Shalini is happy doing what she enjoys. When one of her pupils with global developmental delay […]

We are honoured to be invited to Red SchoolHouse for their Teachers’ Training for helping children with special needs in a school setting. The training was conducted in both English and Mandarin.  We are grateful for the warm welcome and like to also thank Red SchoolHouse for the gifts of appreciation. We look forward to […]

About 0.7 percent of children in China aged 6 to 12 have autism, suggests the largest study of the country’s autism prevalence to date. And in Greece, 1.15 percent of 10- and 11-year-olds have the condition, according to the first estimate for that country. Both figures fall within the range of autism prevalence estimates reported […]