Aiding the Autistic

By Emilia Ismail

June 2018 FEATURE
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The 2 Way Centre helps children with special education needs and their parents to become their teachers.To Dato’ Dr Lai Fong Hwa, a retired consultant psychiatrist at Penang General Hospital, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication, as well as by unique strengths and differences.Dato' Dr Lai Fong Hwa.“Many children with ASD have no problem excelling in education. Children as young as two years old...

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Emilia Ismail

is a freelance writer who has a love-hate relationship with the weighing scale.

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