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Her son’s autism sparked a mission to help other parents feel less alone
Source: CNA article
Key take aways
- Developmental guidelines
- Online autism screening test
- Long waiting time for specialist appointments
- Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) therapy are very expensive
- If the kid can’t learn to listen to understand, they won’t learn to talk
- Autism is not a disease to cure but a neurological difference to be supported through the right interventions
- There’s a lot of misconception about therapy
- Parents being in denial
- Early Intervention Programme for Infants and Children (EIPIC) has a long waiting time
- Speech and occupational therapists
- The journey through autism wasn’t just her son’s – it became her own
- Lack of awareness and empathy from the public
- One recurring issue stood out: The lack of accessibility to, and the high cost of, therapy.
Early intervention is important because if there is no therapy, they wouldn’t be able to progress. That phase is so crucial for the children
- Visual communication cards for non-verbal children on the autism spectrum
Some parents might think that autism is the end of the road. But that might be because you’re still grieving and not in the acceptance phase. You’ve lost hope and given up believing in what your child is capable of achieving