Special needs/Special education

Autism therapist fined for dragging 4-year-old boy onto floor

Lee was fined $5,000 on Oct 28 after pleading guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt to a person below 14.

Home in Focus

Small steps, big hearts: Learning together at an inclusive pre-school

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Liv Heng (right), three, helping classmate Anna Kham, three, who has down syndrome, with her walker as they head for lunch at Kindle Garden inclusive pre-school. At Kindle Garden it is second nature for typically-developing children to help their friends with additional needs without being prompted by teachers. Pictured 24 Aug, 2026.

New committee set up by SG Enable to review quality of training for persons with disabilities

Students from Grace Orchard School learning how to prepare waffles at the Inclusive Lifelong Learning Festival 2026.

About one in 10 special education teachers resigned between 2021 and 2025: Desmond Lee

Despite the high attrition rate in special education (SPED) schools, the SPED teacher workforce grew from about 1,600 in 2021 to 1,900 in 2025.

New employment office, job redesign support among new measures to help persons with disabilities

Barista Caleb Lim, 31, who has autism spectrum disorder, serving a customer at the Enabling Village's Art Bar on Oct 2.

Minor Issues

Why I booked my adult child with special needs a treetop adventure course

The writer brought her daughter out on a forest adventure course near Bedok Reservoir.

Lower fees, more places in facilities for PWDs among first moves by disability task force

The changes were announced by Senior Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming (centre), who engaged with clients from the TOUCH Centre for Independent Living on Sept 17.

Forum: Steps taken to address diverse needs of museum visitors with more sensitivity

Teachers with special needs: Guiding blind students and, sometimes, their parents

Penny Chong, who is blind, has been a resource teacher coaching visually impaired students at Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School for nearly 20 years.

Teachers with special needs: Homecoming at Pathlight

Maths teacher Joel Lee, 29, is neurodiverse like his students at Pathlight School. Lee has autism and ADHD.

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