The first thing Nicholas said to me was, “I want to go toilet” but before I could lead him away from the group, a young volunteer named Sean had jumped up and said he will… Read More
Nicholas’ chance to find some friends
Category: Bringing Up Nicholas
A new skill to learn – taking the MRT
After months of observing the construction of the MRT line and stations as well as driving me quite bonkers with his commentaries about excavators, cranes, tractors and train stations during the long hours of traffic… Read More
Special Olympics Selangor 2017
IN May 2017, a friend encouraged me to get Nicholas into a bowling group consisting of young people with learning disabilities. There I noticed that the young bowlers were wearing T-shirts with “Special Olympics Selangor”… Read More
Doodling Towards Better Learning
When I was a little girl in school, my school report will often end with a comment from the teacher, “always drawing in class”. However school became more demanding and like most schoolchildren we focused… Read More
P.L.A.Y TO BREAKTHROUGH by Phoebe Long
As a parent of a 21-year-old child with autism, I have lost quite a bit of steam in my pursuit to “better” my son. These days, I do not jump at every new “breakthrough” or… Read More
Intention, Motivation and autistic people
I WAS both horrified and delighted the day Nicholas brought the PosLaju receipt and pen for me to sign. Horrified, because I was unaware that my son had opened the front door and grill and… Read More
Autism, Nicholas and The Days To Come
SOME 15 years ago, I watched a Japanese animated video, called “The House of Acorn” ( I think ). It was about the lives of children with learning disabilities and their families. The one thing… Read More
Work opportunities for People with Learning Difficulties
Bake4Fund is a small home-based social enterprise and our main focus is to provide work and training opportunities to young people with learning difficulties. However, after reviewing the takings from our baking frenzy which began… Read More
What do I do for my autistic child?
In the early years of trying to make sense of what was happening with Nicholas, I subscribed to a gamut of therapies from the mainstream to the alternative, desperate for help and solutions to a… Read More
Kindness is free
Generally, a 19-year-old would be thinking of pursuing his higher education, skills training, career, love life, recreational activities and oh….the so many interesting and exciting things to do for a young person on the cusp… Read More