Autistic people do not follow other people’s eye movements to focus their attention in the same way that non-autistic people do, a new eye-tracking study reports1. The work adds to a growing understanding of what drives social attention in people with autism. It also points to a potential biomarker to evaluate autism traits across a […]

Pan-seared Norwegian Salmon with herb roasted potatoes, soft shell crab spaghetti, grilled Australian ribeye beef steak topped with demi-glace sauce. These are entrées that would be typically served in a respectable restaurant, easily relished by any discerning patron. And yet, at Iron Nori, these dishes might be tough sells for the common Singaporean diner. You see, […]

Two special education (Sped) schools will be moving in five years to a new site, where they will accommodate more students. Chaoyang School and Tanglin School, which are both run by the Association for Persons with Special Needs, will also undergo redevelopment to build more facilities to cater to students with mild intellectual disability as […]

THE SGX Bull Charge community has gone the extra mile for beneficiaries in the Virtual Charity Run, clocking over 150,000 km to surpass its collective target of 100,000 km. With the support of corporate sponsors and individual donors, the flagship charity initiative of Singapore Exchange (SGX) raised S$3.63 million amid a challenging year for charitable […]

For some, playing the piano well might be a difficult feat to accomplish. But Ms Siti Sakinah Zainal not only mastered the instrument in seven years, she also did it despite being blind. The 24-year-old human resources executive learns her pieces by listening to them, playing them back to memorise them, and picking up the […]