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Organisation |
Remarks
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| ADD/ADHD
ADD - Attention- Deficit Disorder
ADHD - Attention- Deficit- Hyperactivity
Disorder |
Society
for the Promotion of ADHD Research & Knowledge (SPARK) |
It aims to
* Create public awareness of ADD/ADHD;
* Help children with ADD/ADHD and their parents and families cope with the disorder;
* Promote understanding and research on ADD/ADHD;
* Give support to ADD/ADHD adults |
| Autism |
Autistic Association (Singapore)
(AAS)
Tel: 6774 6649
Fax: 6774 6957
 autism@singnet.com.sg |
The centre
runs *Early
Intervention Programme (EIP)
*Autism Youth Centre
*Star Kid Programme
*Star Club (Art) Programme
*Support groups (English and Chinese) |
| Autism Resource Centre (ARC) |
The ARC conducts assessments
and training workshops for parents and educators. It has an online catalog and
provides book loans. It runs Pathlight School and early
intervention programme.
It also offers the Autism
Outreach Support which helps for children in mainstream primary and secondary
schools. The advisors focus on educational support/modification in classrooms as
well as skills training in problem solving and understanding of social events. |
| Christian Outreach for The
Handicapped (COH) |
COH runs a programme for autistic teenagers. |
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Rainbow
Centre
Pathlight
School NEW
|
The
Rainbow Centre offers an individualised programme, Structured Teaching for Exceptional Pupils (STEP), for children with autism or associated problems between the ages of 2 and 12 years.
Pathlight
School is the first autism-focused school offering the Singapore
mainstream curriculum with special accommodations and supports to students
with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
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| Cerebral
Palsy |
Spastic Association of
Singapore (SCAS) |
The association
runs EI, educational and vocational programmes for members, ages 0 through
adulthood. |
| Clef
Lip & Palate |
Cleft
Lip and Palate Association of Singapore (CLAPAS) and Family Support Group
(FSG) |
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| Down
syndrome |
Down
Syndrome Association (DSA) |
DSA
runs support groups and holds quarterly talks & meetings. It also has a
toy & resource library. Its Youth Wing runs social and recreational activities for
members aged 10 years and older. |
| Dyslexia |
Dyslexia
Association of Singapore (DAS) |
Children
attend classes twice a week at one of the 3 DAS centres. Children with similar
needs will be placed in small groups. They are taught by experienced and qualified
teachers. |
|
Student Care
Service
(3 ctrs - Hougang, Clementi and
Yishun)
|
The "D" Program
caters for dyslexic students; it aims to help them recognize and dictate alphabets and their phonemes. |
| Dyspraxia |
Dyspraxia
Support Group
|
The
support group aims to share thoughts and experience with other parents. |
| Muscular Dystrophy |
Muscular Dystrophy Association (Singapore)
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| Tourette
syndrome |
sg.geocities.com/ticscare
|
The
website hopes to create and promote public
understanding of TS. They also run a support group to help children with TS and their parents and
families cope with the disorder; give support to TS adults. |
| Hearing
impairment
|
Singapore Association for the Deaf (SAD)
Singapore School for the Deaf
(SSD) |
The association provides
services for adults.
The school offers EI and primary education.
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SGH Listen and Talk Programme |
The SGH Listen and Talk Programme was launched in July 2001 to help children with various degrees of hearing impairment develop their ability to listen and use spoken language to communicate.
ENT Centre, Specialist Outpatient Clinic,
Block 3 Basement 1
Singapore General Hospital tel : 6326 5404 fax 6321 3523 |
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City Harvest Hearing Impaired Svcs
Touch Community Services
(TCS)
|
Touch Silent Club
Blk 162 Bukit Merah Central #05-3555, Spore 150162, Tel: 6270-0690 |
Canossian School for the Hearing Impaired
Tel: 6749-8971 |
Special Class Programme
A modified mainstream curriculum is provided for pupils with hearing impairment and mild intellectual disabilities.
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Vocational School for the Handicapped
225 Mountbatten Rd
S(397997)
Tel: 6440-3331, Fax: 6447-0094 |
(for
persons aged 4 to 21 years)
VSH provides vocational training to youths with hearing-impairment
and/or mild intellectual disability.
The Certificate of Vocational Training is awarded on successful completion of the 2-year course. The school is an approved Training Centre of the Institute of Technical Education
(ITE).
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| Visual
impairment |
Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped
(SAVH) |
The school offers EI and
primary education. |
| Intellectual
disabilities |
Movement
for the Intellectually Disabled (MINDS) |
Special
Schools : (ages
4 - 18 years, IQ < 50)
*Guillemard Gardens School
*Jurong Gardens School
*Yio Chu Kang Gardens School
*Towner Gardens School
*Lee Kong Chian Gardens School
Employment Development Services (EDS)
*Commonwealth EDC
*IDEA EDC
*Yio Chu Kang EDC
Day Activity Centres
(DACs)
*Ang Mo Kio DAC
*Clementi Day Activity Centre (DAC)
Residential
Homes
*Tampines Home (Thomson)
*Tampines Home (West Coast)
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| TOUCH Learning Support Services
Blk 603 Hougang Avenue 4#01-227, Spore 530603, Tel:
6281-1926 |
Children aged
2.5 to 12 years with special needs such as autism, speech and communication delay, intellectual disability, down's syndrome and other learning disabilities, attend one-to-one intervention programmes in
Hougang.
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| Association
for Persons with Special Needs (APSN) |
(For
ages 6 to 16 years, IQ fr 50 - 70)
*
Chao Yang Special School (Newton)
* Jervois Special School (Alexandra)
* Katong Special School (Siglap)
* Tanglin Special School (River Valley)
* Delta Senior School
(for ages 16 to 18)
* APSN Centre for
Adults (Delta)
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Metta
School
Grace Orchard School
|
Both schools cater to
pupils with mild to moderate intellectual disability. Metta School takes in
children living in
the east while Grace Orchard School takes in children living in the west (Boon Lay).
Grace Orchard School also runs programmes for children with autism.
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| Learning
disabilities |
Learning Support Ctr Portal
(LSC) |
LSC is a non-profit, volunteering centre dedicated to providing services and support relating to children's learning disabilities, through programs of awareness, education, advocacy and research. |
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Student Care
Service
(3 ctrs - Hougang, Clementi and
Yishun)
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The WINGS program is a project designed for upper primary students with learning difficulties. |
| Multiple
disabilities |
AWWA Special School
Rainbow
Centre
|
Both schools run EI programmes (ages
0-4) and programmes for children
with multiple disabilities.
AWWA also provides an
integration programme (TEACHME) that caters to the
educational, rehabilitative
and social needs of children with physical disabilities or autism.
Rainbow Centre operates two schools - Margaret Drive Special School (MDSS) and Balestier Special School (BSS).
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| Physical
disabilities |
Handicaps Welfare Association
(HWA)
16 Whampoa Drive Spore 327725 Tel: 6254-3006 |
HWA was formed to enhance the participation, welfare and integration of the disabled into the community. Membership is open to all persons aged between 16 and 60 years with physical disabilities.
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| Christian
organisations |
Singapore Christian Web Ministries |
This site lists Christian ministries on the net. |
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Touch Community Services
(TCS)
|
TCS is a non-profit voluntary welfare
organisation, which was set up in 1992. It runs programmes for people with developmental disabilities and hearing impairment. |
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Presbyterian Community
Services (PCS) |
PCS
runs Grace Orchard School at
Boon Lay Avenue which caters to children with autism and mild intellectual
disabilities. It also runs an integrated programme for preschool children
with special needs at 5 of its childcare centres. |
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Christian Outreach for The
Handicapped (COH) |
COH is an independent, inter-denominational Christian organization which caters to autistic teenagers and adults with
intellectual disabilities.
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City
Harvest LifeWorks |
LifeWorks started a day
activity centre for persons with intellectual disabilities. The centre conducts
Music Appreciation, Computer Assisted Learning, Creative Arts, Craftwork and
Recreational programs. It also provides respite care for
parents.
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| Others |
Club Rainbow (Singapore) |
Club Rainbow is a non-profit, voluntary charity organisation that acts as an umbrella body to include children with various forms of major chronic and life threatening illnesses in its support programmes. |
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Children's Cancer Foundation |
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Mensa |
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Singapore Children Society |
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Special
Olympics |
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Very Special Arts
Singapore (VSA) c/o LaSalle-SIA College of
Arts 90 Goodman Rd Spore 439053 Tel:
6346 9031-4 |
VSA is a non-funded charity promoting arts for people with disabilities.
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