Advocate for Inclusion and Neurodiversity

The autism umbrella is a vast spectrum   Not a medical illness full of symptoms Sadly people view autistics' behaviours as a problem  But they are not a broken fraction   Rather, just a different operating system Autistics behaviours have reasons, they're not  random   They should be accepted as a normal variation of the human kingdom If we understand autistics' brains' algorithm We will see their uniqueness enriches life's  rhythm  With love and patience they can  blossom If given the right environment With good  momentum  Instead of force fitting into social  customs Or confining them to asylums Their self-expression deserves  freedom Every colour on the spectrum   Makes the world colourful like light through a prism Interacting with them is enriching, no boredom Neurodiversity is essential to humanity like biodiversity to the ecosystem  Or diverse notes to songs' rhythms   Or the diverse seasons of spring, sum...

Almost every year we have "A Very Special Walk Where we put on our socks Walk or run from from block to block No competition no need to watch the clock All just for a common cause In 2020 came the COVID-19 panademic Causing nationwide panic For some it was even traumatic With social distancing rules so rigid A fundraising event like this no longer could be so systematic   But undeterred, we switched to virtual  challenges no less authentic   With everyone's creativity we became more dramatic Not more timid Everyone could participate in a virtual challenge, from running or swimming for the  athletic To dancing for the  kinaesthetic To sports for those with muscles  kinetic To intellectual feats for those with skills like drawing, language or mathematics   Each challenge was organic Completed with unique tactics Some even majestic  COVID-19 crisis did not pull us apart, we became more synergic For donations we continued to solicit All in all, the re...

In 2018, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Member of Parliament Rahayu Mahzam spoke on an I NCLUSIVE EDUCATION SYSTEM for children . She gave very good suggestions/proposals, all of which are still relevant today and in the future. I can sense the sincerity flowing from her, as she is speaking not only as an MP but also spoke from her heart as a mother herself of her special needs son with Down Syndrome. She also hit the nail on the head that these will benefit not only special needs students but also ALL STUDENTS and SINGAPORE AS A WHOLE. Among other things, two benefits stood out to me personally: All students get to learn values of empathy, kindness and compassion. They also make meaningful friendships they otherwise would not have. Enabling special needs students to have a good education to become working adults who can contribute economically, and this will lessen the need for resources (and thus the cost) needed for support structures that will be needed if they are not co...