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EDINBURGH – Researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have built Alyx, a robot colleague that teaches autistic people to recognise social cues. Alyx was designed to help adults with autism acquire this vital skill in the workplace. Unemployment rates among autistic adults is high – only around 16 per cent are in full-time paid work. […]

SINGAPORE – Shopping in a bright and noisy environment is usually difficult for the family of 10-year-old Jonathan Liu. The Minds Towner Gardens School pupil has autism. “If we are out shopping with him normally, it is just grab and go – it is difficult to get him to stop walking around,” said his mother Ivy […]

Just three weeks after its September debut, The Good Doctor – a drama about a gifted young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome – became the most-watched show on American network television. Its 17 to 18 million viewers each episode set new records for prime-time TV, making it one of the biggest breakout hits of […]

Parents of children with special needs will receive more guidance at the pre-primary level in choosing suitable schools, as part of recommendations by an advisory panel. Those who need homeschooling or are deemed unsuitable to attend any national primary schools – including special education ones – could be exempted from attending publicly funded schools, despite […]

The outline of a frog can be seen “leaping out” from the strokes of a Chinese word. Or a purple morning glory, a flower commonly found in Singapore, appears to be donning a hat and a pair of sunglasses. Mr Seah, 50, is visually impaired. Being able to breathe new life into what is regarded […]

SINGAPORE — From the flying fox, swing rope bridge to a wheelchair trampoline, these are some of the new attractions that young visitors can experience at the Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden extension at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Built over a two-year period at a cost of approximately S$12 million, the extension to the four-hectare garden […]

Joseph Wong emerged as the top student in Singapore for his GCE ‘N’ Level examinations in 2010. Naturally, he was overjoyed. This achievement was the fruit of his labour, as he had to overcome obstacles having been diagnosed with autism. His happiness was cut short though after he received his results, when he had to […]

People with disabilities may soon find it more convenient to go for job training and work as the Ministry of Social and Family Development studies the feasibility of setting up employment centres in residential neighbourhoods. The centres are meant to train and offer jobs to people with disabilities at locations nearer their homes. Speaking at […]

SINGAPORE – Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin and several Members of Parliament played on the same team in a charity futsal that raised $125,250 on Saturday (Sept 30). Mr Tan, together with Aljunied GRC MP Pritam Singh, Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC MP Teo Ser Luck, Marine Parade GRC MP Edwin Tong, kicked off the annual Singapore […]

SINGAPORE — Opening Mr Kenneth Lee’s A4-sized notebook, you will see a sketch of a cityscape depicted in Japanese science fiction anime Akira. Over two pages, he had penciled in intricate details, from windows on every level of the buildings to satellite dishes on the rooftops. The illustrations on the next few pages were just […]