Autism Help and Advice in Singapore

Course 2012: Certificate of Competency

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:35:00 +0000

Course:Certificate of Competency: Basic Approaches To The Management And Teaching Of Adults With ASD - Day Activity Centres / Residential Homes / Sheltered Job-sites (Focus: EIP/PRI/SEC/SPED) This is an application programme that is designed for practitioners (trainers, programme staff, therapists, educators and other autism professionals) who work directly with adults (age18 and older) with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It has been developed by a team of highly...

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Happy Chinese New Year 2012

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:52:00 +0000

Wishing all of you a very Happy and Prosperous Chinese Dragon Year! 祝大家身体健康，万事如意！发啊！ “福”驾麒麟双双至， “禄”踩祥云岁岁增， “寿”随瑞雪年年高， “喜”事年年家家到！龙年做个快乐的小龙(女)人！ Photo: L2F1

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Course 2012: Foundations of Successful Social Skills

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:23:00 +0000

Course: Foundations of Successful Communication Skills (Focus: EIP/PRI/SEC/SPED) If you are interested in optimising the communication skills programme for your child/student with autism, this may be right course for you. Individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder or autism have to work hard to continuously engage in different forms of communication. Each individual with autism is different; and as such will require different levels of support. Understanding ‘What to teach’...

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Pathlight will be running 2 campuses

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:04:00 +0000

Pathlight Expanded Here is the follow up from the news that Pathlight Will Have 300 Additional Places in September (see my article). From the beginning of next year, Pathlight will be running 2 campuses! This means that Pathlight is preparing itself for bigger intake of student which is a very good news for parents and also children with autism. With student enrolment projected to reach 700 students for 2012, this 2nd campus will allow Pathlight to serve more...

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Course 2011: Managing Puberty Issues 2nd Run

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:51:00 +0000

Course: Managing Puberty Issues (Focus: Upper Primary/Secondary School) We as parents went through puberty and we knows at times it could be very confusing, intense and even scary. Imagine how much worst it could be for children with autism. As parents, it can be very scary to think about how to manage your children of surging hormones. You may have already have a lot of questions about sexuality and other special needs when your children are in or reaching puberty. Some of...

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Course: Creating An Autism Friendly learning Environment 2011

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:53:00 +0000

Course: Creating An Autism Friendly learning Environment (Focus: EIP/SPED) "Learners in supportive environments have high levels of self efficacy and self-motivation and use learning as a primary transformative force" (Bereiter & Scardamalia, 1989). Environment setting could affect our mood and the effectively of our learning. Individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder or autism have to work harder than their typical counterparts at paying attention to the relevant...

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More Intake for Pathlight School

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:57:00 +0000

Pathlight Will Have 300 Additional Places Current Situation It is always a stressful and even tearful situation whenever parents were rejected for admission of their children to Pathlight for the reason of unavailability of vacancy. Pathlight is well recognized as the best school which bridge the gap between mainstream school and special schools. It caters to autistic students who are able to cope with mainstream syllabus with very supportive environment and tailored...

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Youths for Autism Program 2012

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:57:00 +0000

Internship Opportunities for students While you are waiting to enter into University, why not use your time wisely and meaningfully? Now there is an opportunity for you to participate in the Internship which allows you to learn more about Autism and get a chance to make a difference in the lives of individuals with Autism. Youths For Autism (YFA) is a 5-month internship specially created for students waiting to enter university. This internship promotes awareness...

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The 5th Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:22:00 +0000

The 5th Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress If you are an Occupational Therapist, this will be a good congress to attend! The Occupational Therapist Association of Thailand is proud to bring you the 5th Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress 2011 (APOTC2011) in Chiang Mai, Thailand on 19-24 November, 2011. APOTC2011 is the fifth time running world class event, making its maiden appearance in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It aims to bring in over 700 occupational...

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Course 2011 : Managing Exam Anxiety

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:17:00 +0000

Course: Managing Exam Anxiety (Focus: Primary/Secondary) We all have taken exams before and we know at times exams could be stressful. Are you one of the parents who are worried about if your child could handle the stress of exams? How could you tell if your child is having exam anxiety and how to help them cope with it? Examinations are very much a part of our education system. Even for the best-prepared students, exams cause anxiety and stress. Students with an...

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Course 2011: Managing Puberty Issues

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:58:00 +0000

Role Of Environment In The Development Of Autism

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:37:00 +0000

Environment And The Development Of Autism In 1980, autism prevalence was 1:10000 for children born in that year but rose to 1:110 for children born in 1998, with a 57% rise in prevalence among children born in 1994 based upon CDC-reported data. What are the likely factors that causes that rise and make autism now an epidemic? You must have guess it correctly - genes alone cannot explain the exponential rise in autism rates over the past two decades. It has to do also...

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Certificate of Competency - Basic Approaches To The Management And Teaching Of Adults With ASD

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:35:00 +0000

Course: Basic Approaches To The Management And Teaching Of Adults With ASD (Focus: Day Activities Centres/Residential-Homes/Sheltered Job-sites) This is one of the very few courses that is targeted for handling adults with autism. It is an applied programme that is designed for practitioners (trainers, teachers, programme staff & therapists) who work directly with adults with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Primarily, this programme focuses on building core competencies which...

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Primary 1 Registration 2011

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:57:00 +0000

Primary School Registration The 2011 Primary School Registration process has already started. It is again the time of the year for many parents in Singapore to start enrolling their children to the Primary School system. This is an important milestone for school education and many parents will be facing some dilemma of how to choose the "right" school for their child. For parents who are sending their child to the Primary school for the first time, it could be quite...

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Special Walk: There’s A Hero In Me 2011

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:39:00 +0000

You Can Be The Hero There are currently very limited option for post-school children with autism. Where could they get help and support after they come out from school and going into employment and adulthood? The need for such support is real and urgent and the need is growing. We need people like you to chip in to give support to such support organizations and structures as much as possible. This year, the Very Special Walk supports projects again drive to...

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Course: Foundations of Successful Social Skills

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 09:45:00 +0000

Course: Foundations of Successful Social Skills (Focus: EIP/PRI/SEC/SPED) If you are interested in teaching basic social skills to a child/student with autism, this is the perfect course for you whether you are a parents, caregivers or professionals. As we all knows, social skills is usually one of the greatest challenge for children with autism - whether they are verbal or non-verbal. Social skills do not come naturally to people with autism and need to be taught...

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Course: Support Intentional Communication 2011

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:53:00 +0000

Course: Communication in Autism: Support Intentional Communication(Focus: Pre-School, in Primary, Secondary & Special Education Schools) If you need to facilitate student responses and learn how to effectively support communication in students with autism through visual support, this will be a good course for you. In this module consisting of 4 x 3-hour lectures, participants will learn the process of supporting intentional communication in students with autism using...

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Course: Certification in Autism–EIP 2011

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:34:00 +0000

Course: Certification in Autism – 2nd Intake (Focus: EIP) This is an applied programme which is skills-based and is developed and taught by practitioners who work “hands-on” with individuals with autism and who understand the challenges of learning and application of skills within the Singapore context. The course leads to certification and is designed for both practitioners (teachers, educators, therapists and professionals) and parents/caregivers who work...

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Course: Certification in Autism–Primary 2011

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:16:00 +0000

Course: Certification in Autism – 2nd Intake (Focus: Primary/Secondary/SPED) This is an applied programme which is skills-based and is developed and taught by practitioners who work “hands-on” with individuals with autism and who understand the challenges of learning and application of skills within the Singapore context. The course leads to certification and is designed for both practitioners (teachers, educators, therapists and professionals) and...

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Course: Fundamentals of Autism

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Fri, 20 May 2011 23:40:00 +0000

Course: Fundamentals of Autism – (Focus Pre-School/Primary/Secondary/SPED) - 3rd Run If you are new to the world of autism and wanted to know more about what is autism, this is an essential course to attend. It will cover the basic knowledge of autism that you will need to know. The Fundamentals of Autism workshop aims to increase participant awareness through an introduction to Autism and the “Culture of Autism”. It is particularly relevant to...

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Course: Prepare Child for Mainstream Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Fri, 13 May 2011 22:56:00 +0000

Course: Preparing My Child With Autism For Mainstream Learning Part 1 (Focus: EIP) It is almost coming to a time of the year for some parents to make a decision to whether to enroll their child at the mainstream. Registration for primary school is usually at month of July. Most parents would like to place their child in the mainstream learning path whenever possible. Each student with autism is different and needs different levels of support and you will need to access each...

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Course: Basic Instructional Approaches For Teaching Languages

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Mon, 09 May 2011 07:51:00 +0000

Course: Basic Instructional Approaches For Teaching Language (Focus: EIP/Primary/SPED) Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder or autism do not learn language like typical children. They may have problems with listening and paying attention to what is said. The challenge for educators is teaching language that children with autism can understand and use easily in their spoken communication with others. This training workshop is intended for parents/caregivers and professionals...

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Course: Communication in Autism: Facilitating Student Responses

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:02:00 +0000

Course: Communication in Autism: Facilitating Student Responses (Focus: Pre-School, in Primary, Secondary & Special Education Schools) If you need to facilitate student responses and learn how to effectively support communication in students with autism through different strategies, this will be a good course for you. In communication, we have two roles: (1) as an ‘Initiator’ and (2) as a ‘Responder’. When we respond to someone, the other person knows we are paying attention,...

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Course: Creating An Autism Friendly Learning Environment

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:47:00 +0000

Course: Managing Exam Anxiety (Focus: Primary/Secondary)

noreply@blogger.com (* Michael *) — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:01:00 +0000

Course: Managing Exam Anxiety – (Focus: Primary/Secondary) We all have taken exams before and we know at times exams could be stressful. Are you one of the parents who are worried about if your child could handle the stress of exams? How could you tell if your child is having exam anxiety and how to help them cope with it? Examinations are very much a part of our education system. Even for the best-prepared students, exams cause anxiety and stress. Students with an...

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