Liyuan graduated from NUS as a psychology major. Due, in part, to his own childhood experiences, he found that he identified strongly with the works of Jean Piaget, a renowned psychologist known for his groundbreaking theories on childhood development. 

Our Clinical Director, Liyuan, was featured on UFM 100.3 earlier today! Liyuan was invited to be one of the writer for a Handbook for parents with children with Autism. Mandarin radio channel, UFM 100.3, interviewed Liyuan to ask about his contribution to the book and also his journey as a therapist and tips for parents […]

Spot something different about your commute on the Downtown Line? A train and four interchange stations – Bugis, Newton, Serangoon and Tampines – have been decked out with artwork from artists from Pathlight School, an autism-focused school. The month-long community outreach programme featuring contributions from Pathlight School’s artist development programme is a collaboration between the Autism Resource Centre, the […]

He told The New Paper: “Children with special needs tend to move around due to their short attention span. Most theatre shows do not cater to them so I wanted to do something different.” He teamed up with fellow students Winnie Neo, 20, Basilia New, 21, Tan Xuan Yun, 21 and Xie Hui Ting, 22, […]

The stage takes the audience to the suburban town of Swindon, Paddington station in London and even outer space. The stage also takes the audience into the mind of Christopher Boone, 15, who is on the autism spectrum. This is all down to stage designer Bunny Christie, 56, who has been working magic in the […]

SINGAPORE – For Madam Jorah Mahmud, managing her teenage son’s behaviour is a daily challenge. Ansari, 18, has autism and frequently displays aggressive behaviour. Madam Jorah, 53, is afraid of taking him out of the house as he can unpredictably attack people around him. He once even bit her on the eye, she said. “As […]