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2023, the year of the side hustle: Single mum with dyslexic boys teaches special-needs kids to swim
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After Aine Wong enrolled her two dyslexic sons in swimming lessons, she was dismayed at how they were treated. This led her to start her own swimming classes for children with special needs.
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SINGAPORE – When Ms Aine Wong enrolled her two dyslexic sons in swimming lessons, she was dismayed at how they were treated.
“The swim coaches scolded them, but they were not naughty. A lot of people don’t understand dyslexic kids. If the teachers are not strong enough to capture their attention, they will not learn,” says Ms Wong, 45, whose sons are 10 and 12.
