THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM According to the American Psychiatric Association, it is estimated that 5 per cent to 15 per cent of school-age children globally have a learning disorder, impacting their abilities in reading, writing, or arithmetic. Of these, around 80 per cent have dyslexia, characterised by specific reading impairments. In Singapore, 6.9 … Read more
And all of this is done in accordance with the instructions that we have given. Andrea:I understand you also have a younger daughter, correct? And she’s not special needs. Where does she fit into your legacy plan? Frederic: Yes, her younger sister is called Sawako. Obviously, she’s fully aware of her sister’s condition. And the way … Read more
SMALL CLASSES, IMMERSIVE LESSONS When she imagined how a class might be run, Sunico-Chin remembered how mainstream preschool teachers might struggle to take on special needs children because “they just have too much on their plate”, although it’s “not their fault”. So she was determined to keep the intimate class size – specifically one teacher … Read more
Without formal training, she simply does “art from the heart”, her parents said. The self-taught artist has won several local and international awards. She is also a regular at exhibitions organised by ART:DIS, a local non-profit organisation dedicated to creating learning and livelihood opportunities for persons with disabilities in the arts. “Her works have always … Read more
