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After a man got angry with another for patting a girl’s head, the internet stepped in

A man shoved an elderly man after he saw the elderly man pat a girl’s head on Aug 15 at a coffee shop in Roxy Square.

Walk a mile in my shoes as mother of two children with autism

Research shows that caregivers have more mental health needs than the general population, even more so if their loved one has autism.

Best wishes, bye for now, cheers!

Never does anyone choose the sign-off a disturbing number of the writer’s correspondents have lately adopted: “Warmly.”

When you’re told you’re ‘not autistic enough’

Those who appear “high-functioning” are told they do not deserve accommodations and those who mask their traits are disbelieved.

Singapore was built on order. Then life got messy

Singapore’s achievement is not that every service works perfectly, but that coordination across government is treated as a central responsibility rather than left to citizens to navigate. Yet, Singaporeans’ lives have become distinctly less orderly.

The age of maxxing has a hidden cost

If optimisation is the mindset, technology has become its greatest enabler.

Why singer Kira Peace embraces rejection

A portrait of singer-songwriter Kira Peace, who takes her spontaneous public performances to spaces such as buses, at her home.

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