Seven-year-old Amos Tham used to plonk himself on the floor in school when he did not want to take part in certain activities, or when he had to move from one class to the next.
His teachers at St James' Church Kindergarten (SJCK) in Harding Road would try to coax him to go along with the rest of his class, while unsure what more they could do to encourage him to join his peers.
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