We’re excited that Dr. James Partington, Ph.D, BCBA-D – who’s the creator of the ABLSS-R curriculum that is widely used in planning autism treatment programs –– will be visiting us in November.
Dr. Partington is a licensed psychologist and Doctoral-level Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D). He has more than 40 years of experience working with children...
Unlike a person in a wheelchair, or one who uses a cane or wears a hearing aid, some conditions - such as autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and intellectual or developmental disabilities - are not immediately apparent.
With a greying population, Singapore has more seniors with some form of disability due to dementia and other...
Nine-year-old Umar Haziq loves going to the playground and interacting with other children. But he finds it hard to understand play rules and unwittingly alienates himself from the rest.
What the children do not understand is that Umar has autism. It affects his learning development and impairs his social interaction and communication skills.
His father, Mr Mohamed...
In Singapore, employers are beginning to appreciate what people with special needs or disabilities bring to the workplace.
In fact, aesthetics products distributor Dione International director Clara Chng said that based on her own experience, she enjoys working with this group of workers because of their focus, loyalty and can-do attitude. She has hired a partially-blind...
