Parent’s Question: My child is now eight years old and studying in Primary 2 in a mainstream school. He can speak, but his social skills and comprehension skills are not very good. I think he’s been sort of lying. For example, he had a PE class in school, but when I ask him if he […]
Lack of initiation to communicate is a core issue in individuals with ASD with various levels of language ability and various functioning levels. Although some autistic children have age-appropriate language skills, it’s typical for them to talk to others only when they need to fulfil own needs like requesting items and asking for help, rather […]
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Some researchers suggested that deficits in social communication and interaction found in individuals with ASD could be explained by impaired Theory of Mind (ToM) development (Broekhof et al., 2015). According to Premack and Woodruff (1978), ToM is the ability to understand mental states, for instance desires, beliefs, intentions to oneself and to others, and the […]
I remember my parents always reminded me to greet people when I was young. Greeting is engraved in our social lives from early on and it is one of the social communication skills that children are exposed to at a young age. As many of you might have known already, many children with ASD have […]
Life is like a drama and the unexpected can lie just around any corner. To be thankful for or to be frightened of what will happen, will depend largely on your attitude. Mrs. Lam, who already has raised 2 healthy and energetic daughters, did not expect that her third daughter Hengyu would succumb to […]
If you are a parent of a child with ASD, it is crucial to understand and appreciate your child’s uniqueness, and be prepared for the bittersweet journey ahead. When Mr. Chan discovered his daughter, Annie, was diagnosed with ASD, he immediately sought for various interventions as early as possible. Mrs. Chan recalled, “My husband told […]
In the past 16 years, I have met with many parents and there is a common concern they have shared with me, which is whether their children will become the target of bullying. Some of our students in our center have encountered different levels of bullying, such as being called names, false accusations, or goaded […]
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