Pets have been such an integral part of our lives for so long. It is definitely hard to imagine a time before humans got the bright idea to make friends with these adorable creatures. While pets can act as catalysts for our joyous moments, little did we know that they also can be a huge help to a family with autistic children.
We learn differently and the identified learning styles are visual, auditory, reading/writing and kinesthetic as developed in 1992 by Neil D. Fleming and Coleen E. Mills. We do have a preferred learning style or a preferred combination of learning style. For younger children and children with special needs, pictures or images is a method of communication.
This is a combination of 3 pieces first published on Shao’s blog - Story of a Little Star . Shoa is a mum to an autistics girl who is knowns on her blog and social media accounts as Little Star. They are a SonRise family and Little Star is homeschooled. Shao shares some of their fun learning activities on her blog and social media account when she can. The following are 3 activities which Shao and Little Star had fun doing…
QEEG & ISF Neurofeedback is coming to Malaysia. Neurofeedback has used for the following: Mental Disorders, Insomnia. Stress, Memory Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Autism, Dementia, Parkinson's Disease.
An augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device, is used to help non-verbal or minimally verbal people communicate. Augmentative means to add on to speech, while alternative means to be used instead of speech.
The National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM) recently organised a talk by Raun K Kaufman, where he shared insights into “Autism Meltdown Turnaround.” The one and half hour session with international author, speaker and trainer left attendees wanting to learn more about the insightful techniques he shared which is part of the Autism Crisis Turnaround (ACT) Protocol.
The Therapy Through Play (TTP) program run by We Rock The Spectrum (WRTS) Express Bangsar in collaboration with the Energy Source is back, for the third successive year! TTP is a program aimed to provide families with autistic children an opportunity to build their skills and confidence so they can conduct therapeutic activities with and for their own child(ren).
Praxis skills include everything from moving and sorting objects during infancy up to organizing their belongings when they’ve gone to school! Developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD), also known as dyspraxia, is a condition affecting physical co-ordination.
Embrace Autism Malaysia (EAM) consists of parents with autistic children who attended the SonRise Program, a loving approach for individuals with autism. The SonRise Program empowers parents with key insights and techniques to bond with their autistic children at any age. In 2021, we launched are very first EAM Buddy Program whereby we recruited Buddies to play with our kids, the SonRise way.
Graduate students of UTM Azman Hashim International Business School (AHIBS) organised a “Neurodiversity Employment Campaign” as part of a course called “Talent Engagement & Inclusion.” This piece highlight 3 organisations: United Voice, Enabling Academy by Gamuda & AIM High.
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