She found it hard to cope with work as well as taking care of her two young sons at home. Her older boy Sotaro, especially, was a source of concern and stress as he had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism, and was doing poorly in school. For a year, Madam Nami Ogata, 41, felt […]

With the coronavirus pandemic raging, Ms Sherry Soon, 39, founder of local ground-up movement Be Kind SG, wanted to give front-line healthcare workers an extra boost. In early February, she galvanised corporate sponsors, schools, non-profit groups and the Singapore Prison Service to put together 7,000 care packs containing items such as snacks, toiletries and thank-you […]

One lost child at Our Tampines Hub devised a rather creative — and hilarious — way of attempting to find his family. Tried finding mother on directory In a story shared on POWER 98 Love Songs’ Facebook page, the person who took the photo revealed that it was a primary school kid around the age […]

SINGAPORE – Technology is allowing more people to get involved in volunteer work and continue helping others despite restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic. Since the start of the year, the President’s Challenge Volunteer Drive (PCVD) has rallied more than 2,200 volunteers from over 20 organisations to support its beneficiaries. Online activities such as hand yoga […]

The more autistic children tune in to and communicate with others as toddlers, the stronger their conversation skills are later in childhood, according to a new study1. The findings lend support to the social motivation theory of autism, which posits that some autistic children do not prioritize social cues or seek out social interactions and, […]