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Love allows us to sacrifice parts of ourselves so that our children reach their own, individual, customised full potentials.
ST ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA
Jill Lim
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SINGAPORE – In the past three years since my 21-year-old daughter Kate graduated from her special-needs school for children with autism, much has happened – and not happened – at the same time.
First, she was assessed as suitable for work training and got a place at a job training centre. Then, after a few months, she was (politely) asked to transfer to a day activity centre, which is for those with higher support needs or, to put it more bluntly, for lower-functioning adults.
