You are invited to participate in a research study that investigates auditory, visual, and tactile attention or perception.
( Calling for anyone who are at least 18 years old (for NUS students) or 21 years old (for non-NUS students) having the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are eligible to participate in this experiment that lasts about 1.5 to 2.5 hours. Non-NUS students are required to be their own legal guardians. Approximately 320 participants will be needed in this study. )
Please email [email protected] for more info and join the study 👍🏻👍🏻
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Research study title: Perspective-Taking Intervention Using Thought Bubbles with PiSCES Pictures for Children with ASD
Your child/ward is invited to participate in the following research study which will be conducted by a graduate student under the supervision of the staff members of the M.Sc. (Speech and Language Pathology) Programme in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS).
They need kids with asd that attend mainstream. Age from 5 to 13 and so far there are two kids registered. They need 6 kids. Let me know if u are keen and I will add your name in the chatgroup.
LINK TO DETAILS
nus_asd_intervention_appendix_2_parent_guardian_is___cf_v8_2018-04-06.pdf
They need kids with asd that attend mainstream. Age from 5 to 13 and so far there are two kids registered. They need 6 kids. Let me know if u are keen and I will add your name in the chatgroup.
LINK TO DETAILS
nus_asd_intervention_appendix_2_parent_guardian_is___cf_v8_2018-04-06.pdf
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CUSTOMISED CAREGIVER WORKSHOP & VIRTUAL REALITY FOR CAREGIVERS Dear caregiver, We are pleased to inform you that SG Enable is working with partners to roll out the following initiatives to better support caregivers of persons with disabilities. 1. Customised caregiver workshop SG Enable will launch a pilot 8-week workshop in collaboration with Caregivers Alliance Limited (CAL) to support you on your caregiving journey. From this workshop, you will gain more in-depth knowledge and skills in self-care, crisis management, problem-solving and communication. Please refer to the attached Flyer for more information on the workshop and how to register for it. 2. Use of Virtual Reality for caregivers SG Enable is also exploring the use of Virtual Reality (VR) as an interactive teaching tool for caregivers of persons with disabilities. Your feedback will help us in the design of the VR modules. Kindly assist in completing the short survey by clicking on the link below. This survey will take 5 minutes of your time and it will be open till 26 March 2018. CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT THE FORM! https://goo.gl/forms/GaFQx376ABvZMeax2 We look forward to your participation in the workshop and survey. Kindly help to disseminate this email to other caregivers. Feel free to contact us at [email protected] if you have further queries. Thank you. |
STUDY: IMPROVING DENTAL HEALTHCARE Dear fellow parents, Dental and oral hygiene is a key area that is often difficult for our children with ASD. I have 2 boys with ASD, my younger one is a very concrete learner and a non-verbal child. Tooth brushing and dental care has always been a big challenge. I would like to encourage you to partner NUH Dentistry Dr Tong Huei Jinn to participate in this study that aims to improve access to dental care for our children. The information is below. For more details you can also contact: DR. V. JUNNARKAR ON [email protected] OR TEXT/CALL 81280875. God Bless, Dominique Study Aim: To find out the specific barriers to dental care by seeking the opinion of parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and of professionals (occupational therapists and speech therapists) who help these children in other aspects of life. - We hope this study will help to improve the existing dental care system and develop new tools for better access and acceptance of dental care. Potential recruitment sites/participants: - Our project will look at recruiting parents of children with autism spectrum disorders aged 3-12 years old and professionals (occupational therapists and speech therapists) from Special Education (SPED) schools, Early intervention centres, parent support groups and the National University Hospital (NUH). Participant commitments: - This is a minimal risk study, as it involves completion of a short anonymised questionnaire (just some demographics)and an interview or focus group discussion where participants will be grouped with other similar participants [parents group or professionals group]. - Parent participants will be asked to share their opinions, ideas and experiences about their child’s dental care needs. - Professionals will be asked to share their ideas, views and experiences relating to management of oral health in children with ASD. - The participants will not be identified in the analysis. - The participants will be reimbursed a token sum of $50 for their time and travel. - Interviews will lat about 1 hour, and and focus group discussion about 1.5 hours respectively. Each participant (parent or professional) will be either interviewed or be participating in a focus group discussion as a one-off, depending on their preference. Outcome of study: - The information obtained will help dental researchers better understand the challenges parents and children with ASD face when visiting the dentist and potentially help dentists make dental treatment more acceptable to these children. - It will also be used to help guide us in the development of a dental health promotion app which is made specifically with the child with ASD in mind (to prepare them for dental visits and to guide them for home oral care). |
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LOOKING FOR POTENTIAL CANDIDATES Dear all, I am looking to have conversations with potential candidates for a key leadership & management position for our early-stage social and HR-tech start-up, Gigsmiths which is currently based in Singapore. We are in the business of breaking down barriers towards employment, unlocking the door to new work opportunities online and giving access to the most marginalised and vulnerable groups of workers including person with dis-abilities If you know a friend or colleague who has a lived experience of a disability, business acumen as a HR practitioner, loves people and is committed to build a community who is keen to explore what this entails, he/she can email me at [email protected]. Thank you! SURVEY FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT The public transport council has launched an online survey to study about family friendly transport initiatives. Do provide feedback as it would advise how the public transport system can be made more family friendly for SN. Closing date is 30 nov. https://www.reach.gov.sg/participate/e-poll |
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SCOUTING TALENT SHOWCASE We're scouting for talents in the autism community, to feature a series of performances by persons with autism at Autism Exposed Singapore in January (AES) 2018! The talent showcase segment will be on 27 jan, 4-6pm, using the hall of National Junior College (NJC). The talent can be in any area. The performance can be a solo, or as a group with parents/siblings/friends. All ages and severity welcome. participants will come up/choreograph your own act and practice on your own. Nearer the event date, Rehearsals will be arranged by the organiser to put all the acts together and get everyone familiar with the venue/stage, your respective timings etc. If keen, please whatsapp Cindy at 9669 8055, with your child's name, age, school and a past video of his talent/performance/act, you would like to showcase. Audition Videos will be forwarded to AES committee member/volunteer in charged of this segment, psychologist/Wendy Choh, for shortlisting purpose. Please be assured that these audition videos will not be used online or for any other purpose without seeking your permission. The Organiser is also curating for booths for services and products made by the kids/youth Crafts and artwork or packed food (food cannot be prepared/cooked onsite due to various constrains.) $100 for 2 days. If keen on booths, please whatsapp Wendy 9786 0676. Tentative AES prog outline: #SG4Diversity Festival: 1. Symposium 2 talks: 26 Jan - Inclusive Design: Innovating for Inclusion & Integration 27 Jan - Autism Exposed Singapore: Dialogue, Talk & Open Table Discussions on Autism * Children's Programme * Arts Exhibition * Performing Arts Programme * Sports Carnival * Booths to showcase inclusive employment |
RESEARCH FOR TV SERIES Hi all, my name is Luin and I am a writer / director researching for a new drama series to be aired on Toggle. The series is about food and cooking! I hope to accurately create these characters 1) An autistic child who is a VERY FUSSY EATER / has Sensory Processing Disorder which makes mealtimes very difficult 2) The parents who have to come up with creative ways to feed the child I have read stories about the severly autistic boy who only drinks from one type of drinking cup And another autistic boy who only eats foods that are blue in colour, so his mum has to be really creative I hope to be able to talk to you, hear your stories, so that I can create characters that have depth and are truthful! To raise the awareness of ASD and also the stuggles of caregivers! You can contact me (Luin) by 81808529 (whatsapp is good!) [email protected] Thank you! 
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SURVEY FOR FYP
A group of students from NTU’s School of Communication and Information, is embarking on this survey as part of their Final Year Project (FYP). Their social campaign hopes to deal with autism in Singapore. More specifically, they are hoping to create a formal network support system that is targeted at new Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) caregivers. The information obtained in this survey is strictly confidential. Grateful for your help in completing the questionnaire below. SURVEY SENSORY FRIENDLY CINEMAHelping a volunteer group to post a survey. We are a group of passionate individuals in collaboration with society staples and Youth corps Singapore and we want to provide a sensory-friendly cinema for individuals with ASD, or anyone for whom the environment is suitable and their families to view new release films in theatres across Singapore. We hope that we can have your support by helping us to complete the following survey to allow us to better understand and modify the cinema to suit the needs of these individuals with autism. Thank you. Https://tinyurl.com/inclunema3 Singapore Inclusive Education Advocacy Group (SIEAG) -
LETTER TO MOE Please support our attempt to meet up with MOE by supporting this letter. We also appreciate you giving us more direct inputs on the 4 areas we have identified from the physical meetings. Pls share with as many parents/ caregivers of special needs children as possible! |