OTHER ORGANIZATIONS / SUPPORT & SERVICES
SPARK (SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF ADHD RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE)
The Society for the Promotion of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Research & Knowledge (Spark) is an independent, voluntary and non-profit organisation set up in 2000.
Our activities:
Our activities:
- Monthly parent support group meetings for parents with ADHD children and interested parties
- Publication of a regular newsletter to create awareness
- Supporting and participating in research for ADHD
- Collaborations with other organisations as and when invited to promote our cause
- Learning activities and programmes for families with ADHD children, such as parenting workshops for parents with ADHD children
DAS (DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE)
Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS) is today a vibrant voluntary welfare organisation with over 250 full-time staff who provide a wide array of services for dyslexics not only in Singapore but in the region. DAS Educational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Specialist Psychologists provide support for over 3,100 primary and secondary school students on our MOE-aided DAS Literacy Programme (MAP) in 13 centres all over Singapore. Besides MAP, there are also 1,000 enrolments with our Specialised Educational Services (SES) which includes programmes such as Preschool, Mathematics, Chinese, English Exam Skills, Speech and Language Therapy and Speech and Drama Arts, etc. Increasingly, the DAS will provide support for people with dyslexia who struggle with other specific learning differences such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyspraxia, dyscalculia and non-verbal learning differences.
SINGAPORE ASSOCIATION OF THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED
We serve Singapore citizens and permanent residents of all age groups. They must be certified as having low vision (partial sight), or blind, by an eye specialist or ophthalmologist. These includes people who are born blind as well as those who have lost their vision through ageing, accidents or illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, tumour, eye infection and others.
Clients are entitled to the whole range of services at the Association including eye care, rehabilitation, training and counselling, provided mostly free of charge. They are also eligible to receive subsidies to purchase assistive devices, subject to means testing.
Clients at SAVH range from infants to the elderly. As at 31 March 2016, the number of registered clients stood at 3,662.
Clients are entitled to the whole range of services at the Association including eye care, rehabilitation, training and counselling, provided mostly free of charge. They are also eligible to receive subsidies to purchase assistive devices, subject to means testing.
Clients at SAVH range from infants to the elderly. As at 31 March 2016, the number of registered clients stood at 3,662.