Ethan Neo Autism Association (Singapore) Towering 1.9 meters, 21-year-old Ethan is easy-going, friendly and just loves to run. While he is often quite content to hide behind his computer, playing games on the iPad, running for Ethan is interestingly, a social activity. To him, running is about being active with others, and is able to…
Mark Fernando Autism Resource Centre (Singapore) The youngest in a close-knit family of five, Mark’s love for war history, documentaries and the aerospace was nurtured from young. Now 12 years of age and influenced by his Singapore Airlines pilot dad whom he deeply admires, the blossoming teen holds American war hero, Mr Ernest Edwin Evans…
Joshua Ong AWWA Colouring helps Joshua. It helps him a lot. When 17-year-old Joshua colours, he is happy and can communicate in ways beyond language. Art is, in fact, his language, and family and friends can tell just how much it helps him to regulate his emotions when he reaches out to connect with those…
Lau Gek Huee and Lau Gek Teng Rainbow Centre (Singapore) Gek Huee and Gek Teng, aged 19 and 21 respectively, are sisters first and co-workers second. While the process of finding work that would engage them meaningfully was challenging, their hard work and perseverance, and the unwavering support from their mother and trainers from Rainbow…
Aloysius Low St. Andrew’s Autism Centre While autism tends to impact the imagination for persons on the moderate to severe end of the spectrum, Aloysius has too much of it. He especially loves fairy tales, and drawing about them. Even now, at 29 years of age, his eyes would light up at the mere mention…