It was once said that: “If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” 1 What is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or PDD? ASD is a neurological developmental disability...
You don’t want to spend your lunch period hiding out just because you are too shy to speak to anyone, right? We all need to socialize with friends as they can support us and teach...
"Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act." Paulo Coelho Childhood is filled with milestones, such as the first time your baby smiles, crawls, or laughs. Perhaps the biggest milestone though, is...
"A winning effort begins with preparation." Joe Gibbs (American football coach, NASCAR Championship team owner, former NHRA team owner) So, you've settled on taking your child to a speech therapy session. Rest assured, you've made the right...
"The happiest stutterers, I learned, are those who are willing to stutter in front of others." John Stossel (American television personality, author, and libertarian pundit, ABC News and Fox Business Channel) When you've suffered from a stutter...
“You should never make fun of something that a person can’t change about themselves” - Phil Lester (British radio personality and vlogger with over four million subscribers) What did you get teased about growing up?...
“My child contracted a nasty cough which developed into laryngitis according to our family doctor. It’s now been several weeks and the laryngitis has resolved but my child still has a hoarse voice. Should I...
“I sing in a local choir, which I love doing, but recently I have been unable to attend choir practices as I’ve ‘lost’ my singing voice. A friend of mine suspected that vocal nodules could...
A Brief Introduction An estimated 50,000 individuals are diagnosed with autism in Singapore with over 200 new cases each year 1. Yet, for parents, carers, families, and teachers involved in caring for a person with an...
Accents In Singapore Living in Singapore affords us up to four official languages: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil and English. With Chinese and English comprising two of the world’s most spoken dialects 1 (Spanish being the third) we...