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Conversations are a part of social life at home, in school and at work. However, conversation skills may not develop naturally for everybody, such as for children with social communication difficulties.

Following the temporary suspension of our centre-based services during the Circuit Breaker, SPD’s Continuing Therapy Programme (CTP) began piloting telepractice with clients and their caregivers.

Though technology can be an enabler when used appropriately and in moderation, parents need to be mindful that excessive screen time can adversely affect the child’s sleep, behaviour and even parent-child interactions and relationship.

As adults, we have unique ways of self-regulation to cope with stressors in our day-to-day life. A cup of coffee may be the perfect start to your day or listening to your favourite tunes may make you feel better. Similarly, children need to experience different sensory activities to regulate themselves too! SPD’s senior occupational therapist,

Almost everyone is affected by the announcement on workplace and school closures. There is additional stress with the extended circuit breaker. A group of highly stressed population to look out for is the caregivers who work in the day, but with the disruption, have had to telecommute from home. Caregivers of children with special needs

The circuit breaker measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 meant that SPD’s four Building Bridges EIPIC Centres had to be closed and early intervention sessions were temporarily suspended since 8 April 2020. SPD EIPIC’s cluster head and senior speech therapist Shruti Pandit shares how teachers and therapists in the programme have been supporting the

When children are actively engaged with their environment, they interact with others more, handle materials more, and therefore learn more. SPD’s early intervention teacher, Hoo Lee Pin, shares some tips on how to engage more with your child at home. What is Engagement? Engagement refers to the amount of time children spend interacting with their

Starting school could be an exciting time for children to learn new things and make new friends. However, it could also be an unusually anxious period, especially if they are starting in a new school or class. Here are a few tips from our teachers at SPD Ability Centre to help parents prepare their child

Working on your child’s gross motor skills at an early stage helps to set the foundation for developing more complex skills as they grow. SPD’s physiotherapists, Natalia Szukalska and La Min Maung, share some activities that you can do with your child to help develop or improve their gross motor skills.   Gross Motor Skills

SPD’s speech therapist, Ridhima Batra, provides some useful tips to help you engage your child in conversation.